Psychological Assessment of Bipolar Spectrum Disorders

James H. Kleiger, PsyD, ABPP, ABAP, is a diplomate in clinical and assessment psychology and Fellow in the Society for Personality Assessment. Dr. Kleiger is a practicing psychologist and psychoanalyst in Bethesda, MD. He is past President of the Baltimore Washington Society for Psychoanalysis and previously the Director of the Postdoctoral Psychology Training Program at the Menninger Clinic in Topeka, KS. He is the author of Disordered Thinking and The Rorschach, Assessing Psychosis: A Clinician's Guide, Rorschach Assessment of Psychotic Phenomena, Psychological Assessment of Disordered Thinking and Perception, and the historical fiction The 11th Inkblot. Irving B. Weiner, PhD, ABBP, is a retired Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences at the University of South Florida and Past President of the Clinical Division of the American Psychological Association (APA). He is a Fellow of APA and the Association for Psychological Science, a Diplomat of the American board of Professional Psychology in both Clinical and Forensic Psychology, and previously a licensed psychologist in the practice of clinical and forensic psychology. He is the author of numerous articles and books, including Psychological Assessment of Disordered Thinking and Perception, and is Editor-in-Chief of the 12-volume Handbook of Psychology.

Contributors
Introduction to Psychological Assessment of Bipolar Spectrum Disorders: Definitions and Concepts
James H. Kleiger and Irving B. Weiner
Part I. A Multimethod Approach to Assessing Bipolar Spectrum Disorders
Chapter 1. Using the Multimethod Approach in Diagnosing Persons on the Bipolar Spectrum
Virginia M. Brabender
Part II. Interview and Self-Report Methods
Chapter 2. Clinical Interview Methods for Assessing Bipolar Spectrum Disorders
Ali Khadivi
Chapter 3. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory–3 (MMPI-3) Assessment of Bipolar Spectrum Disorders
Martin Sellbom and Megan R. Whitman
Chapter 4. Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) Assessment of Bipolar Spectrum Disorders
Morgan N. McCredie, Christopher J. Hopwood, and Leslie C. Morey
Chapter 5. Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory–IV (MCMI-IV) Assessment of Bipolar Spectrum Disorders
James P. Choca
Chapter 6. SPECTRA Assessment of Bipolar Spectrum Disorders
Mark A. Blais and Samuel Justin Sinclair
Chapter 7. Rating Scales and Screening Assessment of Bipolar Spectrum Disorders
James H. Kleiger
Part III. Performance-Based Methods
Chapter 8. Rorschach Comprehensive System (RCS) Assessment of Bipolar Spectrum Disorders
Irving B. Weiner
Chapter 9. Rorschach Performance Assessment System (R-PAS) Assessment of Bipolar Spectrum Disorders
Joni L. Mihura and Kim J. Görner
Chapter 10. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) and Other Narrative Assessments of Bipolar Spectrum Disorders
Sharon Rae Jenkins
Chapter 11. Cognitive and Neuropsychological Assessment of Bipolar Spectrum Disorders
Jed Yalof
Part IV. Considerations in Differential Diagnosis
Chapter 12. Assessment of Bipolar Spectrum Disorders, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder, and ADHD in Children and Adolescents
Anthony D. Bram and Kate G. Edwards
Chapter 13. Assessment of Bipolar Spectrum and Medical Conditions
Khai Tran and Panagiota Korenis
Chapter 14. Assessment of Bipolar Spectrum and Personality Disorders
Robert F. Bornstein
Chapter 15. Assessment of Bipolar and Psychological Trauma Spectrum Disorders
F. Barton Evans, Bethany L. Brand, and Nancy Kaser-Boyd
Chapter 16. Assessment of Bipolar Spectrum and Schizophrenia
James H. Kleiger and Ali Khadivi
Chapter 17. Assessment of Manic-Depressive Personalities Within the Bipolar Spectrum
Odile Husain
Chapter 18. Assessment of Bipolar Spectrum Disorders Within a Multicultural Context
Linda Fleming McGhee
Part V. Case Illustrations
Chapter 19. Assessment of Bipolar Spectrum Disorders in an Adolescent: A Multimethod Case Example
James H. Kleiger
Chapter 20. Assessment of Bipolar Spectrum Disorders in an Adult: A Multimethod Case Example
Irving B. Weiner
Index
About the Editors