Author:

John M. Malouff and Nicola S. Schutte

Publisher:

Plenum Press

Publication Date:

1995

Edition:

First

Binding:

Hardcover

Category:

Non-disease-specific

Description:

The first 5 pages of the book (Chapter 1) cover validity, reliability, how to use sample or cutoff scores, and appropriate clinical use of scales. Each subsequent chapter focuses on mental disorder categories that follow the structure of the DSM.

Types of Information or Instruments:

The instrumentsdiscussed in this book assess adult psychology and adult mental disorders.

Quantity of Instruments:

Excellent. There are 72 measures provided.

Quality of Instrument Descriptions:

Excellent. For each scale listed under a category, the following information is provided: purpose and development, administration and scoring, cutoff sample scores, reliability, validity, and the scale itself.

Quality of Psychometric Information:

Excellent. Reliability, validity and cutoff scores are provided for measures.

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.