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Rating scales in mental health

Martha Sajatovic, Luis F. Ramirez.

(Lexi-Comp's clinical reference library)

Lexi-Comp, Inc., c2001

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Description and Table of Contents

Description

Includes general information on the concept of rating scales in mental health and also provides a variety of examples. This text can be used as a tool to compare the scales within a particualr domain.

Table of Contents

  • Introductory text: how this book is organized. General concepts: what rating scales measure
  • the psychiatric interview and application of rating scales
  • specific rating scale types
  • statistical evaluation of outcome data
  • vignettes demonstrating the use of rating scales. Rating scales: diagnostic scales in psychiatry
  • anxiety rating scales
  • depression rating scales
  • mania assessment scales
  • psychosis rating scales
  • functional level scales
  • general health assessment scales
  • insight assessment rating scales
  • involuntary movements assessment scales
  • patient satisfaction scales
  • quality of life scales
  • substance abuse rating scales
  • suicide risk assessment scales
  • impulsivity / aggression rating scales
  • geriatric rating scales
  • rating scales for children. Appendix: General information - selected psychometric terms used to describe rating scales, common statistical techniques used in rating scale analysis, self-rated scales, "tips" to increase reliability of rating scales
  • Comparison tables - anxiety rating scales, rating scales for children, depression rating scales, diagnostic scales in psychiatry, geriatric rating scales, psychosis rating scales, quality of life scales, substance abuse rating scales. Indexes: acronyms index of scales
  • alphabetical index of rating scales
  • authors index.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA60573676
  • ISBN
    • 1930598327
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Hudson, OH
  • Pages/Volumes
    397 p.
  • Size
    23 cm.
  • Parent Bibliography ID
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