Author:

Burns, A.; Lawlor, B.; Craig, S.

Publisher:

Mark Dunitz, Ltd.

Publication Date:

1999

Edition:

First

Binding:

Paperback

Category:

Non-disease-specific

Description:

Book intended for use as a reference by practitioners searching for assessment tools. The book gives prominence to dementia and depression because these conditions are so prevalent in older adult patients. Scales are included that measure activities of daily living, physical examination, caregiver assessment and measurement of function.

Chapters are organized by: 1) depression, 2) neuropsychological tests, neuropsychiatric assessments, activities of daily living, global assessments/quality of life, 3) global mental health assessments, 4) physical examination, 5) delirium, 6) caregiver assessments, 7) memory functioning, and 8) other scales.

Types of Information or Instruments:

Psychiatry and scales for use in older adults.

Quantity of Instruments:

Excellent. There are 137 scales.

Quality of Instrument Descriptions:

Excellent. Information on the completion time, the scope of the scale and its appropriate application.

Quality of Psychometric Information:

Poor.

Scale Accessibility:

The book provides full scales. Many scales are not included if copyright was not obtained, however, a short description of the scales is still provided.

Book Provides Actual Scale Items:

Yes, from tests of which copyright was obtained.

User-friendly Navigation:

The book was easy to navigate.

Other Types of Information:

"Appendix 1: What to Use and When" lists scales by a specific problem category, in the instance when a researcher is searching by condition and not the name of the measure.

Hints:

None.