PART 1: THEORY AND PRACTICE OF PSYCHOSOCIAL ASSESSMENT IN MENTAL HEALTH CARE Chapter 1: Overview of Assessment in Mental Health Care - Steve Trenoweth and Nicki Moone Chapter 2: Assessment Approaches and Methods - Steve Trenoweth, Reuben Pearce and Nicki Moone Chapter 3: Principles of Selecting Rating Scales and Assessment Tools - Mark Gillespie, Alison Toner and Mick Fleming PART 2: PSYCHOSOCIAL ASSESSMENTS Chapter 4: The Presenting Problem - Susan Bowman and Fiona Martin Chapter 5: Social and Environmental Context - Steve Trenoweth Chapter 6: Physical Health - Teresa Burdett Chapter 7: History Taking - Reuben Pearce Chapter 8: Mental State Examination - Caroline Attard Chapter 9: Risk Assessment - Francis Thompson, Steve Trenoweth and Alicia Powell Chapter 10: Substance Use - Mary O'Toole Chapter 11: Strengths and Mental Wellbeing - Steve Trenoweth PART 3: ANALYSING AND INTEGRATING ASSESSMENT INFORMATION Chapter 12: Case Conceptualisation - Nicki Moone, Jackie Glenister and Brian Thomson Chapter 13: Identifying Strengths and Formulating Needs Statements - Vicky Naidoo Chapter 14: Formulating Goal Statements - Alison Elliott, John Butler and Tracey Kearns