| Description |
xvi, 320 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Sect. I. Assessment Overview. 1. An Introduction to the Role of Assessment and the DSM-IV. 2. Setting the Stage: Clinical Interviews and Mental Status Exams. 3. Criteria for Test Selection. 4. Adult and Older Adult Assessment. 5. Adolescent and Child Assessment -- Sect. II. Differential Diagnosis. 6. Mood: Depression, Anxiety, Somatoform, and Related Disorders. 7. Behavior: Attention-Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders. 8. Reality Testing: Schizophrenia and Psychotic Disorders. 9. Self-Control: Suicidality, Dangerousness, Substance-Related Disorders, Abuse, and Eating Disorders. 10. Personality Disorders. 11. Cognitive Function from a Developmental Perspective: From Learning Disorders to Dementia Screenings -- Sect. III. Completing the Evaluation. 12. Integration: Methods and Models of Test Interpretation -- App. A. Test Availability and Test Publishers -- App. B. Mini-Mental State Examination -- App. C. Statistical Translations |
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App. D. Interpretations of MMPI-2 and MMPI-A Code Types -- App. E. MMPI-2 and MMPI-A Content and Supplementary Scales |
| Summary |
This concise, comprehensive, completely practical guide is especially geared to the needs of clinicians who perform assessments of children, adults, and the elderly. It provides easy access to sensible methods of selecting, administering, interpreting, and reporting psychological tests in an environment in which time is an increasingly critical element. Clinicians will find all the vital information they need in a user-friendly format that highlights the most important points |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (299-304) and indexes |
| Notes |
Also issued online |
| Subject |
Psychodiagnostics -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Psychodiagnostics.
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Mental Disorders -- diagnosis.
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Neurophysiology.
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Neuropsychology.
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Psychological Tests.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Author |
Keatinge, Carolyn.
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| LC no. |
97045506 |
| ISBN |
0471181811 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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