Assessment Scales in Depression and Anxiety - CORPORATE (eBook)

There are a number of books recently published on assessment scales for depression and anxiety. However, these books are generally more detailed than clinicians require, are specific to one or other condition, or involve specialty populations (children, geriatrics). Hence, there is still a need for a simple-to-use book that encompasses all of the major depression and anxiety assessment scales of interest to clinicians.

To meet the needs of clinicians treating patients with depressive and anxiety disorders, this volume brings together empirically validated assessment scales. Such a volume will serve several purposes for clinicians:

1) to illustrate the assessment scales used in clinical trials and research studies
2) to show how to select an assessment scale, and to decide which scale to use for a particular clinical situation
3) to provide sample assessment scales to use in their clinical practice. In contrast to other available books dealing with assessment tools, this volume is short, practical, and user-friendly.

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There are a number of books recently published on assessment scales for depression and anxiety. However, these books are generally more detailed than clinicians require, are specific to one or other condition, or involve specialty populations such as children or geriatrics. To meet the needs of clinicians treating patients with depressive and anxiety disorders, this volume aims to bring together empirically validated assessment scales. In a concise and user-friendly format, Assessment Scales in Depression and Anxiety illustrates the assessment scales used in clinical trials and research studies; shows how to select an assessment scale and to decide which scale to use for a particular clinical situation; and provides sample assessment scales for clinicians to use in their practice.