Handbook of Psychiatric Measures (Book with CD-ROM)

by Rush, A. John

• ISBN13: 9781585622184
• ISBN10: 1585622184
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-01-01
• Publisher: AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC PUBLISHING INC

Summary

A valued resource at the clinician's, researcher's, and administrator's disposal, this second edition is more than a summary of measures. It provides the essential information to make better decisions about the use of a particular measure. Includes a CD-ROM.

Author Biography

A. John Rush Jr., M.D., is Professor of Psychiatry and Clinical Sciences at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas in Dallas, Texas.

Michael B. First, M.D., is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and Research Psychiatrist at New York State Psychiatric Institute in New York, New York.

Deborah Blacker, M.D., Sc.D., is Assistant Vice Chair for Research and Director, Gerontology Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital; Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Associate Professor of Epidemiology at Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, Massachusetts.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Handbook	p. 1
Organization and Use of the Handbook	p. 3
Psychometric Properties: Concepts of Reliability and Validity	p. 7
Considerations in Choosing, Using, and Interpreting a Measure for a Particular Clinical Context	p. 15
Cultural Factors Influencing the Selection, Use, and Interpretation of Psychiatric Measures	p. 23
General Measures (Non-Disorder Specific)	p. 33
Diagnostic Measures for Adults	p. 35
General Psychiatric Symptoms Measures	p. 61
Mental Health Status, Functioning, and Disabilities Measures	p. 83
General Health Status, Functioning, and Disabilities Measures	p. 107
Quality of Life Measures	p. 125
Adverse Effects Measures	p. 141
Patient Perceptions of Care Measures	p. 163
Stress and Life Events Measures	p. 193
Family Risk Factor Measures	p. 211
Suicide Risk Measures	p. 237
Measures Related to DSM-IV Diagnostic Categories	p. 249
Child and Adolescent Measures for Diagnosis and Screening	p. 251
Symptom-Specific Measures for Disorders Usually First Diagnosed in Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence	p. 309
Child and Adolescent Measures of Functional Status	p. 343
Measures for Delirium and the Behavioral Symptoms of Cognitive Disorders	p. 373
Neuropsychiatric Measures for Cognitive Disorders	p. 397
Substance Use Disorders Measures	p. 437
Psychotic Disorders Measures	p. 471
Mood Disorders Measures	p. 499
Anxiety Disorders Measures	p. 529
Somatoform and Factitious Disorders and Malingering Measures	p. 559
Dissociative Disorders Measures	p. 587
Measures of Sexual Dysfunction and Disorders	p. 601
Eating Disorders Measures	p. 621
Sleep Disorders Measures	p. 649
Impulse-Control Disorders Measures	p. 667
Personality Disorders, Personality Traits, and Defense Mechanisms Measures	p. 687
Aggression Measures	p. 731
DSM-IV-TR Classification	p. 745
List of Measures Included on the CD-ROM	p. 755
Index of Measures	p. 763
Index of Abbreviations for Measures	p. 777
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