Author:

Corcoran, K.; Fischer, J.

Publisher:

The Free Press

Publication Date:

2000

Edition:

Third

Binding:

Hardcover

Category:

Disease-specific; Non-disease-specific

Description:

This book concentrates on rapid assessment instruments (usually 50 items or less) to measure change in clinical settings. The book is intended to help students and practitioners monitor and evaluate their practice. The measures include assessment of most of the common issues seen in clinical practice. Volume 1 contains scale items to use with couples, families and children. Volume 2 contains scales to be used with adults when the issue of concern is not based on family or couple relationships.

Measures are listed alphabetically. However, scales may be found indexed by a specific problem under the third part of the Table of Contents.

Types of Information or Instruments:

Psychology and measures of change in clinical practice.

Quantity of Instruments:

Excellent. The number of instruments exceeds 1000.

Quality of Instrument Descriptions:

Excellent: Each scale includes the following information: author, purpose, description, norms, scoring, reliability, validity, primary reference and availability. Other language versions are provided where appropriate.

Quality of Psychometric Information:

Adequate: Norms, reliability and validity are provided for some of the measures in the book.

Scale Accessibility:

The book provides full scales.

Book Provides Actual Scale Items:

Yes

User-friendly Navigation:

The book was easy to navigate.

Other Types of Information:

None.

Hints:

None.