Multimethod Clinical Assessment

From leading authorities, this book presents evidence-based strategies for using multimethod assessment to enhance clinical practice. The volume is organized around key assessment targets in the areas of personality, psychopathology, and clinical management (for example, treatment planning and progress monitoring). Each chapter presents multiple methods that are particularly useful for assessing the issue at hand, provides a framework for using these methods together, and reviews the empirical data supporting their integration. Illustrative case examples clarify the approaches described and show how incorporating assessment into treatment can strengthen the therapeutic relationship.

Christopher J. Hopwood, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Psychology at Michigan State University and Director of the Michigan State University Psychological Clinic. He has published numerous articles, book chapters, and books on personality processes and psychological assessment; is Associate Editor of Journal of Personality Assessment and Journal of Personality Disorders; and is Consulting Editor for several other journals. A recipient of the Samuel J. and Anne G. Beck University of Chicago Early Career Award for Outstanding Research in Personality Assessment from the Society for Personality Assessment, Dr. Hopwood is a board member of the Society for Interpersonal Theory and Research and the North American Society for the Study of Personality Disorders.
 
Robert F. Bornstein, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at Adelphi University. He has published numerous articles, book chapters, and books on personality dynamics, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. Dr. Bornstein is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, and the Society for Personality Assessment. He is a five-time recipient of the Walter G. Klopfer Award for Outstanding Statistically Based Research Article from the Society for Personality Assessment, and received the Theodore Millon Award in Personality Psychology from the American Psychological Foundation.

Introduction to Multimethod Clinical Assessment, Robert F. Bornstein and Christopher J. Hopwood
I. Personality and Individual Differences
1. Multimethod Clinical Assessment of Traits, Janine Galione and Thomas F. Oltmanns
2. Multimethod Clinical Assessment of Interpersonal Dynamics, Aaron L. Pincus, Pamela Sadler, Erik Woody, Michael J. Roche, Katherine M. Thomas, and Aidan G. C. Wright
3. Multimethod Assessment of Affective Processes, Rachel L. Tomko and Timothy J. Trull
4. Multimethod Assessment of Existential Concerns: A Terror Management Perspective, Spee Kosloff, Molly Maxfield, and Sheldon Solomon
5. Mulitmethod Assessment of Implicit and Explicit Processes, Alex Cogswell and Natalie Emmert
II. Psychopathology and Resilience
6. Multimethod Assessment of Anxiety: Integrating Data from Subjective Experience, Cognitive Performance, and Neurophysiological Measures, Jason S. Moser, Amy Przeworski, Hans S. Schroder, and Kimberly Marie Dunbeck
7. Multimethod Assessment of the Adult Externalizing Spectrum: Disorders of Antisocial Behavior and Substance Abuse, Daniel M. Blonigen and Amy Wytiaz
8. Clinical Assessment of Thought Quality: A Multimethod Approach, Mark A. Blais and Iruma Bello
9. Multimethod Assessment of Resilience: Integration with an Individual-Differences Model, Christy A. Denckla and Anthony D. Mancini
III. Clinical Management
10. Multimethod Assessment and Treatment Planning, Joni L. Mihura and Robert A. Graceffo
11. Psychotherapy Progress and Process Assessment, A. Pascual-Leone, Terence Singh, Shawn Harrington, and Nikita Yeryomenko
12. Multimethod Assessment of Distortion: Integrating Data from Interviews, Collateral Records, and Standardized Assessment Tools, Danielle Burchett and R. Michael Bagby
13. Multimethod Risk Assessment, Michael L. Stanfill, Suzanne O’Brien, and Donald J. Viglione, Jr.
14. Integration and Therapeutic Presentation of Multimethod Assessment Results: An Empirically Supported Framework and Case Example, Justin D. Smith and Stephen E. Finn
Conclusion: Toward a Framework for Integrating Multimethod Clinical Assessment Data, Christopher J. Hopwood and Robert F. Bornstein