The need for evidence-based practice in mental health services
is becoming clearer by the day and, until recently, the trend of
emphasizing services with supporting empirical evidence has been
almost exclusively limited to a focus on treatment options. A
Guide to Assessments That Work fills avoid in the professional
literature by addressing the critical role that assessment plays
in providing evidence-based mental health services. To optimize
its usefulness to readers, this volume addresses the assessment
of the most commonly encountered disorders or conditions among
children, adolescents, adults, older adults, and couples.
Strategies and instruments for assessing mood disorders, anxiety
disorders, couple distress and sexual problems, health-related
problems, and many other conditions are also covered in depth.
With a focus throughout on assessment instruments that are
feasible, psychometrically sound, and useful for typical
clinical requirements, a rating system has been designed to
provide evaluations of a