Rating Scales in Mental Health / Edition 3

by Martha Sajatovic MD, Luis F. Ramirez MD

Overview

An extensive and up-to-date collection and analysis of mental health ratings scales.

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
• a representative study

Samples of many scales are included, as are tables in a quick-reference format.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781421406664
Publisher:	Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date:	11/01/2012
Edition description:	third edition
Pages:	512
Sales rank:	184,707
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.30(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Martha Sajatovic, M.D., is a professor of psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University.

Table of Contents

Preface vii

General Concepts

The Purpose and History of Rating Scales in Psychiatry 3

The Psychiatric Interview and the Application of Rating Scales 6

The Rating Scale Interview 6

Steps to Doing a Good Rating 6

Specific Rating Scale Types 7

Diagnostic Scales 7

Symptom-Based Scales 8

Diagnosis-Specific Scales 8

Self-Rated versus Rater-Administered Scales 9

Other Dimensions of Outcome 9

Other Diagnostic Tools 10

The Statistical Evaluation of Outcome Data 11

A Single Individual 11

Two or More Individuals 12

Two or More Groups of Individuals 13

Predicting Outcomes 14

Vignettes Demonstrating the Use of Rating Scales 15

Vignette I Clinical Vignette with Depressed Patient 15

Vignette II Evaluation of a New Antidepressant by a Drug Company 16

Rating Scales

Diagnostic Scales in Psychiatry 19

Anxiety Rating Scales 35

General Anxiety 37

Phobias/Social Anxiety 46

Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms 52

Panic Disorder 61

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder 63

Depression Rating Scales 103

Bipolar Disorder Rating Scales 141

Psychosis Rating Scales 153

Global Psychopathology and Functioning Rating Scales 199

Social/Family Functioning Rating Scales 207

General Health Rating Scales 221

Insight Assessment Rating Scales 235

Involuntary Movement Rating Scales 249

Health Care Satisfaction and Attitude Rating Scales 277

Quality of Life Rating Scales 285

Substance Abuse Rating Scales 311

Suicide Risk Rating Scales 351

Impulsivity/Aggression Rating Scales 359

Eating Disorders Rating Scales 367

Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder Rating Scales 375

Sleep Disorders Rating Scales 383

Sexual Disorders Rating Scales 389

Geriatric Rating Scales 401

Rating Scales for Children 457

Appendix

General Information

Selected Psychometric Terms Used to Describe Rating Scales 479

Common Statistical Techniques Used in Rating Scale Analysis 480

Self-Rated Scales 481

"Tips" to Increase Reliability of Rating Scales 483

Comparison Tables

Diagnostic Scales in Psychiatry 484

Anxiety Rating Scales 485

Depression Rating Scales 486

Psychosis Rating Scales 487

Quality of Life Rating Scales 488

Substance Abuse Rating Scales 489

Geriatric Rating Scales 490

Raring Scales for Children 491

Index of Full Names of Rating Scales 493

Index of Acronyms and Initialisms of Rating Scales 497

About the Authors 501

Editorial Reviews

Any clinical mental health practitioner looking for an easy overview of the rating scales commonly used in psychiatry will find this an excellent introduction.
—Midwest Book Review

This volume is a useful, conscise, practical reference for frequently used tests in mental health measurement.
—Choice

A convenient reference for clinical investigators and a useful guidebook for those who want a detailed description of scales they encounter in the psychiatric research literature.
—Depression and Anxiety Journal

From the Publisher

A convenient reference for clinical investigators and a useful guidebook for those who want a detailed description of scales they encounter in the psychiatric research literature.

Depression and Anxiety Journal

This volume is a useful, conscise, practical reference for frequently used tests in mental health measurement.

Choice

Any clinical mental health practitioner looking for an easy overview of the rating scales commonly used in psychiatry will find this an excellent introduction.

Midwest Book Review

4 Stars! from Doody