In 2019-2020 we completed a mixed-methods translation and evaluation of the MSHF-III Filipino Version. During this evaluation study, evaluation was done among patients in residential treatment setting and expert panel validation was completed among psychiatrists, toxicologist, clinical psychologists, and social workers with experience on working in drug treatment rehabilitation centers or primary treatment settings.
Results from this study are promising, indicating that the MSHF-III Filipino is a useful screening tool, is easy to use, and has acceptable validation indices properties.