Presents a multitude of variables that potentially affect the results of neuropsychological tests. Following a general discussion of neuropsychological constructs known to impact performance on neuropsychological tests, this title presents an empirical approach to assessment.
For the Assessment of Mental Health Problems in People with Intellectual
The PAS-ADD clinical interview has been designed to meet the particular problems of assessment in people with intellectual disability (mental retardation), but is equally valid for use with the general population. It provides full diagnoses under both ICD 10 and DSM IV(TR), and also provides a framework for producing a wider case formulation using ......
Concentrates on the salient H&E histopathology of each entity discussed with brief descriptors of the clinical features, differential diagnosis, and relevant literature references for each entity. The book features a bulleted format with H&E illustrations to match histopathologic criteria. Helpful ancillary tests, in particular, appropriate ......
Shows clinical pathologists, lab managers, medical technologists, and residents how to avoid common errors in test selection and result interpretation in diagnostic coagulation. Utilizing a case-based approach, each chapter features a concise overview of a major diagnosis, with multiple illustrative cases, and then a list of recommended standards ......
This is a practical manual in diagnosis and interpretation of body cavity fluid (BCF) specimens. It provides a step-by-step guide to evaluation of BCF specimens with the specific goal of identification of malignancies. Use of ancillary techniques is discussed where appropriate. Special attention is given to the formulation of final cytologic ......
This book acts as a guidepost for the entire DSM process. It reviews recent scientific advances in our understanding of the inter-relationship between generlized anxiety disorder and major depression, summarizes the body of evidence into a few broad conclusions, and reflects on the implications of these findings for future nosologic efforts.
The Casebook of Psychosomatic Medicine brings to life the patients whom psychosomatic medicine serves and the variety of challenges they face -- classic psyche--soma involvement; psychotic attributions to physical illness; catastrophic events and injuries; major systemic medical challenges with comorbid psychopathology; and more.
Written to help identify major gaps in our knowledge of how gender and age affect psychiatric diagnoses and to stimulate much-needed research, this book serves as both a valuable short-term source for the DSM-V Task Force, and a long-term guide for future studies that will contribute to revised psychiatric classifications in these areas.
Handbook and Clinical Interview: For the Assessment of Mental Health Pro
Useful for the assessment of problems in children and adolescents with learning disabilities. This pack contains instructions on the use of the assessment, a semi-structured interview and a clinical glossary. It also contains Score forms designed for use with the ChA-PAS handbook and clinical interview to record the interview scores.
This deeply informative compendium distills the work done from 2002 to late 2005 and concludes with recommendations for developing research activities that will inform DSM-V and future editions of the manual. As such, it will prove invaluable for clinicians and researchers everywhere.
Intended as a support for those who are involved in training Standardized Patients, from the art of coaching through preparing SP's for the physical exam, to encourage each coach to develop a system that will deliver the best results and, in the end, help train the most competent doctors.
A manual for the MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventories (CDIs). This edition presents instructions for administering and scoring the forms; a set of normative data and guidelines for using this data; an overview of the CDI-III; information on scanning and automated scoring options; and more.
A Practical Guide for Expert Witnesses and Attorneys
Reviewing the three versions of the MMPI, the research identifying the MMPI's effectiveness and limitations in different kinds of civil and criminal forensic assessments, and the courts' recognition and restriction of MMPI-based testimony, this book provides comprehensive guidance to both novice and experienced professionals.
Reviews the available research on standardized measures currently available for evaluating trauma's impact, noting the psychometric characteristics of each instrument. A comprehensive review of new trauma-relevant measures is provided, emphasizing their direct clinical relevance to the assessment of posttraumatic states.
This work is designed to help mental health graduate students and professionals understand and interpret the MCMI-III. It discusses the design, development and operating characteristics of the inventory, along with the basics of personality theory.
This volume represents a far-reaching attempt to stimulate research and discussion in the field in preparation for the start of the DSM-V process, still several years away, and to integrate information from a wide variety of sources and technologies.
Environmental Illness and the Struggle Over Medical Knowledge
Looks at how ordinary people borrow the expert language of medicine to describe their enviromentally induced illnesses, and how these explanations influence public policies and laws.
This essential reference book is must reading for mental health professionals who assess and treat children and adolescents. Comprehensive, detailed, clearly written, and innovative, it presents the approaches of the leading clinicians in their fields.
