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9 - Writing a Psychological Report Using Evidence-Based Psychological Assessment Methods

from Part I - General Issues in Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 December 2019

By
R. Michael Bagby  and
Shauna Solomon-Krakus
Edited by
Martin Sellbom  and
Julie A. Suhr
Martin Sellbom
Affiliation:
University of Otago, New Zealand
Julie A. Suhr
Affiliation:
Ohio University
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Summary

Psychological assessment and report writing are arguably two of the more important tasks of clinical psychologists. The overall purpose of this chapter is to provide some recommendations and guidelines on how to write a psychological report using evidence-based assessment methods. Principles on psychological report writing derived from seminal papers in the field of psychological assessment were adapted and used as an organizing tool to create a template on how to write all varieties of psychological reports that incorporate evidence-based assessment methods. Report writers who share similar approaches to evidence-based assessment methods may find this template helpful when formatting their psychological reports.

Keywords

psychological report writingpsychological assessmentpsychological report templateevidence-based methods
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The Cambridge Handbook of Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis , pp. 101 - 110
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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