Assessment Scales in Depression, Mania and Anxiety (Assessment Scales in Psychiatry Series)

Content: 1. Introduction 2. Scales for Depression Clinician Rated Patient Rated 3. Scales for Anxiety 4. Scales for General Assessment Clinician Rated Patient Rated 5. How to Use Rating Scales Importance of monitoring outcome Strengths and limitations of using scales Clinician vs. patient rated scales How to incorporate scales in clinical practice 6. Appendix: What to Use and When Index There are a number of books recently published on assessment scales for depression and anxiety. However, these books are generally more detailed than clinicians require, are specific to one or other condition, or involve specialty populations such as children or geriatrics. To meet the needs of clinicians treating patients with depressive and anxiety disorders, this volume aims to bring together empirically validated assessment scales. In a concise and user-friendly format, Assessment Scales in Depression and Anxiety illustrates the assessment scales used in clinical trials and research studies; shows how to select an assessment scale and to decide which scale to use for a particular clinical situation; and provides sample assessment scales for clinicians to use in their practice. Short Contents This volume brings together empirically validated assessment scales, and should serve several purposes for clinicians: 1) to illustrate the assessment scales used in clinical trials and research studies; 2) to show how to select an assessment scale, and to decide which scale to use for a particular clinical situation; and 3) to provide sample assessment scales to use in their clinical practice It has long been recognized in psychiatric research that measuring symptom severity across time is helpful in evaluating the course of treatment for psychiatric conditions.