Handbook of Clinical Rating Scales and Assessment in Psychiatry and Mental Health

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Baer, Lee (Editor), Blais, Mark A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press, 2010.
• Series: Current Clinical Psychiatry
• Subjects: Psychology.; Psychiatry.; Clinical psychology.; Clinical Psychology.

Psychiatric clinicians should use rating scales and questionnaires often, for they not only facilitate targeted diagnoses and treatment; they also facilitate links to empirical literature and systematize the entire process of management. Clinically oriented and highly practical, the Handbook of Clin...

Table of Contents:

• Understanding Rating Scales and Assessment Instruments
• Rating Scales for Depression
• Rating Scales for Anxiety Disorders
• Rating Scales for Bipolar Disorder
• Rating Scales for Alcohol and Nicotine Addictions
• Screening for Personality Disorders in Psychiatric Settings: Four Recently Developed Screening Measures
• Clinical Ratings Scales and Assessment in Eating Disorders
• The Use of Rating Scales to Measure Outcomes in Child Psychiatry and Mental Health
• Adult Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• Rating Scales in Schizophrenia
• Brief Rating Scales for the Assessment of Cognitive and Neuropsychological Status
• Rating Scales in Psychotherapy Practice
• Assessing the Ongoing Psychological Impact of Terrorism
• The Comprehensive Psychological Assessment
• The Role of Outcomes Assessment in Clinical Quality Improvement.