Rating Scales in Mental Health Book

Rating Scales in Mental Health is ideal for mental health clinicians and researchers who use psychometric instruments in their practice. The updated edition of this highly regarded compendium describes and analyzes 116 scales arranged in 20 categories, including anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, eating disorders, geriatrics, psychosis, sexual disorders, substance abuse, and suicide risk.

Material on each rating scale consists of• an overview • general applications• selected psychometric properties• references and copyright information• time needed to complete scale• a representative study

Samples of many scales are included, as are tables in a quick-reference format.

The Johns Hopkins University Press

Outline on the use of rating scales, statistical evaluation, and rating scale domains. Contains tables and charts and provides rapid identification of categories and characteristics of rating scales. Thumb tabbed. Softcover.