Psychological Assessment of Disordered Thinking and Perception (Paperback)

Irving B. Weiner

ISBN 10: 1433835606 / ISBN 13: 9781433835605

Published by American Psychological Association, Washington DC, 2021

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Paperback. This essential single-source guide to multimethod psychological assessment of disordered thinking and perception offers practical insights for applying key evaluation measures and strategies, along with important contextual considerations. It provides mental health professionals with valuable empirical and interpretive support as they answer assessment questions for diagnostic and decision-making purposes. Chapters are written by assessment psychologists who are renowned for their expertise and contributions in developing and researching specific assessment instruments or topics. They provide up-to-date information about widely used self-report measures and interview techniques, performance-based tests, and cognitive and neuropsychological measures, including their conceptual basis, psychometric properties, empirical support, and key interpretive elements. Additional chapters review special developmental and cross-cultural considerations, as well as guidelines for forensic assessments. Two in-depth case examples provide comprehensive illustrations of the multimethod evaluation process with an adolescent and an adult. Guiding mental health practitioners through the multimethod evaluation of thought and perception disorders, this resource outlines practical strategies and empirically supported techniques. It covers self-report, interview, performance, and cognitive tests while addressing cross-cultural, developmental, and forensic challenges. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Psychological Assessment of Disordered Thinking and Perception (Paperback)
• Publisher: American Psychological Association, Washington DC
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1433835606
• ISBN 13: 9781433835605
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

This essential single-source guide to multimethod psychological assessment of disordered thinking and perception offers practical insights for applying key evaluation measures and strategies, along with important contextual considerations.

It provides mental health professionals with valuable empirical and interpretive support as they answer assessment questions for diagnostic and decision-making purposes.
 
Chapters are written by assessment psychologists who are renowned for their expertise and contributions in developing and researching specific assessment instruments or topics. They provide up-to-date information about widely used self-report measures and interview techniques, performance-based tests, and cognitive and neuropsychological measures, including their conceptual basis, psychometric properties, empirical support, and key interpretive elements.
 
Additional chapters review special developmental and cross-cultural considerations, as well as guidelines for forensic assessments.

Two in-depth case examples provide comprehensive illustrations of the multimethod evaluation process with an adolescent and an adult.