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

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Baer, Lee. (Editor), Blais, Mark A. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press, 2010.
Series:Current Clinical Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-387-5
Table of Contents:
  • Understanding Rating Scales and Rating 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
  • Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Rating Scales in Schizophrenia
  • Brief Rating Scales for the Assessment of Cognitive and Neuropsychological Status
  • Rating Scales in Psychotherapy Practice: Rationale and Practical Applications
  • Assessing the Ongoing Psychological Impact of Terrorism
  • The Comprehensive Psychological Assessment
  • The Role of Outcomes Assessment in Clinical Quality Improvement.