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Author: Lee Baer ,
Mark A. Blais
Publisher: Humana Press Inc.
Imprint: Humana Press Inc.
Edition: 2010 ed.
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.528kg
ISBN: 9781617796500
ISBN 10: 1617796506
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 25 February 2012
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
From the reviews: Forty-one American academics and practitioners ... contribute 15 chapters discussing focused assessments for improving patient care. The text provides a practical guide for clinical psychiatrists, psychologists, family physicians, social workers, psychiatric nurses, and counselors. (SciTech Book News, March, 2010) Psychologists ... have edited a useful and practical handbook for mental health professionals. ... 'The overarching goal of this handbook is to provide you, as a mental health clinician, with the knowledge and tools necessary to integrate measurement into your ongoing clinical practice.' ... the Handbook of Clinical Rating Scales and Assessment in Psychiatry and Mental Health is a wonderful resource for students, trainees and established professionals. ... read the book to become or to improve your skills as an empirical clinician. (James K. Luiselli, New England Psychologist, Vol. 19 (3), April, 2011) This handbook reviews 'the most commonly used outcome and screening measures for the major psychiatric diagnoses and treatment scenarios.' ... Psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, family physicians, and social workers are the intended audience. ... distills a large amount of information into a practical and easy-to-use handbook. It concisely discusses the psychometric properties of each scale as well as the research behind it ... in an organized and understandable manner. The sample scales it provides also make it a valuable collection of tools for the clinician. (Heather Huang, Doody's Review Service, June, 2010) It offers clinicians a guide for practicing by this gold standard. ... the handbook should be helpful for many practicing clinicians and serve their purposes. ... the greatest usefulness of this book will be to those who have basic knowledge of selecting an instrument on the basis of its psychometric properties. ... may be of greatest value as a quick reference guide for practitioners who work with persons who have mental health disorders. ... this volume can help readers select tools for client assessment. (Jacqueline Remondet Wall and Andrea Schultz, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 55 (31), August, 2010)
From the reviews: Forty-one American academics and practitioners contribute 15 chapters discussing focused assessments for improving patient care. The text provides a practical guide for clinical psychiatrists, psychologists, family physicians, social workers, psychiatric nurses, and counselors. (SciTech Book News, March, 2010) Psychologists have edited a useful and practical handbook for mental health professionals. The overarching goal of this handbook is to provide you, as a mental health clinician, with the knowledge and tools necessary to integrate measurement into your ongoing clinical practice. the Handbook of Clinical Rating Scales and Assessment in Psychiatry and Mental Health is a wonderful resource for students, trainees and established professionals. read the book to become or to improve your skills as an empirical clinician. (James K. Luiselli, New England Psychologist, Vol. 19 (3), April, 2011) This handbook reviews the most commonly used outcome and screening measures for the major psychiatric diagnoses and treatment scenarios. Psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, family physicians, and social workers are the intended audience. distills a large amount of information into a practical and easy-to-use handbook. It concisely discusses the psychometric properties of each scale as well as the research behind it in an organized and understandable manner. The sample scales it provides also make it a valuable collection of tools for the clinician. (Heather Huang, Doody s Review Service, June, 2010) It offers clinicians a guide for practicing by this gold standard. the handbook should be helpful for many practicing clinicians and serve their purposes. the greatest usefulness of this book will be to those who have basic knowledge of selecting an instrument on the basis of its psychometric properties. may be of greatest value as a quick reference guide for practitioners who work with persons who have mental health disorders. this volume can help readers select
