Rapid Psychological Assessment

by Olin, Jason T.; Keatinge, Carolyn

• ISBN13: 9780471181811
• ISBN10: 0471181811
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-06-02
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

In today's time-pressured managed care environment, it is important for clinicians to quickly identify the nature of a patient's problem and initiate treatment. With thousands of psychological instruments available, this can often be difficult. This book offers a form of psychological assessment "triage." It eliminates the guesswork and helps psychologists quickly select, administer, and interpret psychological tests.

Author Biography

Jason T. Olin is the author of Rapid Psychological Assessment, published by Wiley.

Carolyn Keatinge is the author of Rapid Psychological Assessment, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

SECTION I ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW	1	(102)
1 An Introduction to the Role of Assessment and the DSM-IV	3	(5)
2 Setting the Stage: Clinical Interviews and Mental Status Exams	8	(16)
3 Criteria for Test Selection	24	(12)
4 Adult and Older Adult Assessment	36	(37)
5 Adolescent and Child Assessment	73	(30)
SECTION II DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS	103	(146)
6 Mood: Depression, Anxiety, Somatoform, and Related Disorders	105	(34)
7 Behavior: Attention-Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders	139	(14)
8 Reality Testing: Schizophrenia and Psychotic Disorders	153	(25)
9 Self-Control: Suicidality, Dangerousness, Substance-Related Disorders, Abuse, and Eating Disorders	178	(27)
10 Personality Disorders	205	(15)
11 Cognitive Function from a Developmental Perspective: From Learning Disorders to Dementia Screenings	220	(29)
SECTION III COMPLETING THE EVALUATION	249	(16)
12 Integration: Methods and Models of Test Interpretation	251	(14)
APPENDIX A: TEST AVAILABILITY AND TEST PUBLISHERS	265	(5)
APPENDIX B: MINI-MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION	270	(2)
APPENDIX C: STATISTICAL TRANSLATIONS	272	(3)
APPENDIX D: INTERPRETATIONS OF MMPI-2 AND MMPI-A CODE TYPES	275	(12)
APPENDIX E: MMPI-2 AND MMPI-A CONTENT AND SUPPLEMENTARY SCALES	287	(12)
REFERENCES	299	(6)
AUTHOR INDEX	305	(2)
SUBJECT INDEX	307