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- The Cambridge Handbook of Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis
- The Cambridge Handbook of Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction to the Handbook of Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis
- Part I General Issues in Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis
- Part II Specific Clinical Assessment Methods
- 10 Clinical Interviewing
- 11 Multi-Informant Assessment of Psychopathology from Preschool through Old Age
- 12 Intellectual Assessment
- 13 Achievement Assessment
- 14 Using Vocational Assessment Tests
- 15 Neuropsychological Testing and Assessment
- 16 Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF)
- 17 Personality Assessment Inventory
- 18 The Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-IV (MCMI-IV)
- 19 Self-Report Scales for Common Mental Disorders
- 20 Performance-Based Techniques
- Part III Assessment and Diagnosis of Specific Mental Disorders
- Part IV Clinical Assessment in Specific Settings
- Index
- References
19 - Self-Report Scales for Common Mental Disorders
An Overview of Current and Emerging Methods
from Part II - Specific Clinical Assessment Methods
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 December 2019
- The Cambridge Handbook of Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis
- The Cambridge Handbook of Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction to the Handbook of Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis
- Part I General Issues in Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis
- Part II Specific Clinical Assessment Methods
- 10 Clinical Interviewing
- 11 Multi-Informant Assessment of Psychopathology from Preschool through Old Age
- 12 Intellectual Assessment
- 13 Achievement Assessment
- 14 Using Vocational Assessment Tests
- 15 Neuropsychological Testing and Assessment
- 16 Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF)
- 17 Personality Assessment Inventory
- 18 The Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-IV (MCMI-IV)
- 19 Self-Report Scales for Common Mental Disorders
- 20 Performance-Based Techniques
- Part III Assessment and Diagnosis of Specific Mental Disorders
- Part IV Clinical Assessment in Specific Settings
- Index
- References
Summary
Self-report scales that measure the severity of common mental disorders based on subjective signs and symptoms form a critical component in clinical psychology and psychiatry. There are numerous advantages of self-report scales, including increased efficiency with respect to costs and administration time as well as being amenable to electronic administration. However, there are several disadvantages, including susceptibility to nonoptimal response strategies and cross-cultural bias. The current chapter provides an overview of some of the more widely used self-report scales for depression and anxiety in research and clinical settings, with a specific focus on their psychometric properties and cross-cultural applicability. In addition, this chapter discusses the application of modern test theory to self-report scales for common mental disorders, with the aim of improving the reliability, validity, comparability, and efficiency of self-report data.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis , pp. 263 - 277Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019
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