Rapid Psychological Assessment

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.

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.

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

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Rapid Psychological Assessment

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