Main description:

"Rating Scales in Mental Health" is ideal for mental health clinicians and researchers who use psychometric instruments in their practice. The updated edition of this highly regarded compendium describes and analyzes 116 scales arranged in 20 categories, including anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, eating disorders, geriatrics, psychosis, sexual disorders, substance abuse, and suicide risk. Material on each rating scale consists of: an overview; general applications; selected psychometric properties; references and copyright information; time needed to complete scale; and, a representative study. Samples of many scales are included, as are tables in a quick-reference format.

Contents:

Preface
General Concepts
The Purpose and History of Rating Scales in Psychiatry
The Psychiatric Interview and the Application of Rating Scales
The Rating Scale Interview
Steps to Doing a Good Rating
Specific Rating Scale Types
Diagnostic Scales
Symptom-Based Scales
Diagnosis-Specific Scales
Self-Rated versus Rater-Administered Scales
Other Dimensions of Outcome
Other Diagnostic Tools
The Statistical Evaluation of Outcome Data
A Single Individual
Two or More Individuals
Two or More Groups of Individuals
Predicting Outcomes
Vignettes Demonstrating the Use of Rating Scales
Vignette I: Clinical Vignette with Depressed Patient
Vignette II: Evaluation of a New Antidepressant by a Drug Company
Rating Scales
Diagnostic Scales in Psychiatry
Anxiety Rating Scales
General Anxiety
Phobias/Social Anxiety
Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms
Panic Disorders
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Depression Rating Scales
Bipolar Disorder Rating Scales
Psychosis Rating Scales
Global Psychopathology and Functioning Rating Scales
Social/Family Functioning Rating Scales
General Health Rating Scales
Insight Assessment Rating Scales
Involuntary Movement Rating Scales
Health Care Satisfaction and Attitude Rating Scales
Quality of Life Rating Scales
Substance Abuse Rating Scales
Suicide Risk Rating Scales
Impulsivity/Aggression Rating Scales
Eating Disorders Rating Scales
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder Rating Scales
Sleep Disorders Rating Scales
Sexual Disorders 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
Diagnostic Scales in Psychiatry
Anxiety Rating Scales
Depression Rating Scales
Psychosis Rating Scales
Quality of Life Rating Scales
Substance Abuse Rating Scales
Geriatric Rating Scales
Rating Scales for Children
Index of Full Names of Rating Scales
Index of Acronyms and Initialisms of Rating Scales
About the Authors