Lanterna Rally

Author: Carolyn Keatinge

Publisher:

Published: 2014-08-13

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 9781118121061

This fully updated Second Edition of Rapid Psychological Assessment includes guidelines and recommendations for selecting the most efficient test batteries and provides rapid methods to interpret and report results. Using numerous pull-out boxes, tips, and diagrams, the first section of the book covers assessment fundamentals including diagnosis, test selection, interviewing, mental health status exams, and the most commonly used measures for adult, adolescent, and child assessment. Key pointers highlight important issues such as how to clarify referrals, assess for malingering, and establish rapport. This section also summarizes and provides interpretation guidelines for the most current assessments available and a wide range of additional specific measures. The second section organizes DSM-5 disorders by the symptoms considered in an assessment. Each clinical disorder chapter reviews practical considerations, describes primary disorders in terms of clinical presentation and test results, discusses common differential diagnoses, and provides test results consistent with each disorder. Specific treatment recommendations are offered, as well as variations for specific populations, where appropriate. The book concludes with structured information on report writing and a framework for converting raw test data into diagnoses and recommendations. The book’s eight appendices provide useful resources including psychometric considerations and assessment resources. The practical orientation and numerous features that facilitate learning will appeal to clinicians and educators alike. Offers up-to-date information throughout including summaries and interpretive methods for the latest versions of the most commonly used tests and coverage of DSM-5. Focuses on looking at data from multiple tests to form a comprehensive picture of the individual. This produces an overall assessment that is not only more empirically valid but more clinically useful. Presents diagnostic assessment profiles so an evaluator can determine if the client is similar to a specific profile and what additional measures to consider. This eliminates the need for extensive testing with instruments that do not address the referral question. Addresses the practical aspects of psychological assessment including factors to consider in test selection decision-making, when not to test, legal and ethical issues related to assessment, and the assessment of the chronically mentally ill. Presents a wealth of test data on the major clinical disorders. Information on intake, assessment, and treatment planning is garnered from a range of psychological measures and presented in an integrated client focused manner. Strategies for assessment and report writing are provided in a clear manner that draw upon current research findings and address the realities of psychological assessment in current clinical practice. Highlights the role cultural and diversity factors play in the diagnostic process and in the selection and application of assessment measures. Includes new chapters and information on autism, trauma, and working with forensic populations and individuals with learning disorders and the chronically mental ill.