Standardized Evaluation in Clinical Practice (Review of Psychiatry) (Review of Psychiatry): Review of Psychiatry, Volume 22 - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1585621145 ISBN 13: 9781585621149

Publisher: American Psychiatric Association Publishing, 2003

Synopsis

Augmenting the broad information contained in the "Handbook of Psychiatric Measures", this guide examines the real-world issues involved in implementing measures in actual clinical settings. Eleven contributors focus on both the uses and limitations of structured diagnostic interviews in clinical practice and on specific measures for assessing two crucially important factors in clinical practice: suicide risk and global functioning. This guide details the pros and cons of using structured interviews and rating scales in clinical settings to ensure reliable and valid assessments of diagnosis, symptoms and outcomes.

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About the Author

Michael B. First, M.D., is Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Columbia University, and Research Psychiatrist at the New York Psychiatric Institute in New York, New York.

From the Back Cover

Augmenting the broad information contained in the APA's Handbook of Psychiatric Measures, this in-depth guide examines the real-world issues involved in implementing measures in actual clinical settings. In just five chapters, its 12 distinguished contributors focus on both the uses and limitations of structured diagnostic interviews in clinical practice and on specific measures for assessing two crucially important factors in clinical practice: suicide risk and global functioning.

Standardized Evaluation in Clinical Practice is a groundbreaking guide that details the pros and cons of using structured interviews and rating scales in clinical settings to ensure reliable and valid assessment of diagnoses, symptoms, and outcomes.

From the Inside Flap

Augmenting the broad information contained in the APA's Handbook of Psychiatric Measures, this in-depth guide examines the real-world issues involved in implementing measures in actual clinical settings. In just five chapters, its 12 distinguished contributors focus on both the uses and limitations of structured diagnostic interviews in clinical practice and on specific measures for assessing two crucially important factors in clinical practice: suicide risk and global functioning.

Standardized Evaluation in Clinical Practice is a groundbreaking guide that details the pros and cons of using structured interviews and rating scales in clinical settings to ensure reliable and valid assessment of diagnoses, symptoms, and outcomes.

Edition details

• Publisher: American Psychiatric Association Publishing
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1585621145
• ISBN 13: 9781585621149
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192
• Editor: First MD Michael B.