Rating Scales in Mental Health
Rating Scales in Mental Health is ideal for clinicians as well as administrators and provides information on the use of rating scales in mental health assessment.General Concepts section provides text information on the use of rating scales, statistical evaluation, and rating scale domains.The Rating Scales section provides information on over 80 scales grouped in 16 categories including: diagnostic, anxiety, depression, mania assessment, psychosis, functional level, general health assessment, insight assessment, involuntary movement assessment, patient satisfaction, quality of life, substance abuse, suicide risk assessment, impulsivity/aggression, geriatric, and pediatric rating scales.  Information on the scales is presented in monograph format and provide: overview of scale, general applications, psychometric properties, references, copyright, scale generally done by, time to complete scale, representative study utilizing scale, and a sample of the scale (if available).The appendix contains tables and charts in a quick reference format providing rapid identification of categories and characteristics of rating scales.