About the Book
This comprehensive reference and text provides detailed guidelines for conducting multimodal assessments of individuals suffering from frequently encountered psychological disorders. The contributors, leading scientist-practitioners, address the growing need for assessment approaches that are brief, easy to implement, and psychometrically sound. Tools and techniques considered include structured and semistructured interviews, self-report measures, psychophysiological measures, observational techniques, and more. Of crucial importance, the book also demonstrates how assessment results can effectively be used in planning evidence-based interventions and monitoring the outcome of treatment.
Table of Contents:
Part 1: Screening for Psychological Disorders. Summerfeldt, Antony, Structured and Semi-structured Diagnostic Interviews. Bufka, Crawford, Levitt, Brief Screening Assessments for Managed Care and Primary Care. Part 2: Approaches for Specific Psychological Problems. Baker, Patterson, Barlow, Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia. McCabe, Antony, Specific and Social Phobia. Campbell, Brown, Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Taylor, Thordarson, Söchting, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Litz, Miller, Ruef, McTeague, Exposure to Trauma in Adults. Dozois, Dobson, Depression. Craighead, Obesity and Eating Disorders. Snyder, Abbott, Couple Distress. Pratt, Mueser, Schizophrenia. Tucker, Vuchinich, Murphy, Substance Use Disorders. Widiger, Personality Disorders. Wiegel, Wincze, Barlow, Sexual Dysfunction. Savard, Morin, Insomnia.
About the Author :
Martin M. Antony, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster University, and Chief Psychologist and Director of the Anxiety Treatment and Research Centre at St. Joseph's Hospital in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
David H. Barlow, PhD, is Professor of Psychology, Research Professor of Psychiatry, Director of Clinical Training Programs, and Director of the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston University.
Review :
'A hugely successful endeavor... Highly recommended as a reference for psychologists, psychiatrists, and nurses, especially those engaged in research or whose practices call for formal assessment. The Handbook would also be an outstanding training resource in graduate-level courses in abnormal psychology or psychological assessment.' - Psychiatric Services
'I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the thorough assessment of psychological disorders as well as the relationship between assessment and evidence-based interventions.' - Psychotherapy Research
At last, a serious and usable reference volume on assessment for both the clinician and scientist. Antony and Barlow have made a major contribution to bridging science and practice with this handbook. In one place, the professional who needs to assess a particular type of problem can find a critique of available measures, suggestions for test selection, and a clear description of what each test provides. This outstanding volume should be on every researcher's and every clinician's bookshelf. It will be especially important for clinical psychologists to have this volume handy when they are asked to evaluate a client or develop a research program. - Larry E. Beutler, University of California, Santa Barbara
An invaluable resource that meets a real need for clinicians and researchers. For clinicians, this book offers an astonishing array of empirically supported assessment strategies for virtually any disorder encountered in clinical practice, presented accessibly and in a consistently informed fashion. For clinical researchers, it provides a very broad selection of research-based assessment methods to quantify therapeutic change and reflect therapeutic outcome. - Peter E. Nathan, University of Iowa
A hugely successful endeavor... Highly recommended as a reference for psychologists, psychiatrists, and nurses, especially those engaged in research or whose practices call for formal assessment. The Handbook would also be an outstanding training resource in graduate-level courses in abnormal psychology or psychological assessment. - Psychiatric Services
Antony and Barlow have produced a most unusual and useful work. I found this handbook uniquely informative about how to assess and plan treatment for a variety of conditions. It will be a valuable text for advanced psychology students in undergraduate and graduate settings, and a very useful reference for clinicians and researchers. - Michael R. Liebowitz, Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute
The major strength of this book is the coverage of specific assessment tools for a wide array of disorders. First, the coverage is truly comprehensive, and thus the reader can find out about almost any disorder-specific measure in the respective chapter. Second, within a domain (e.g., patient self-report), important comparisons are made for clinicians and researchers... I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the thorough assessment of psychological disorders as well as the relationship between assessment and evidence-based interventions. - Psychotherapy Research
There is a clear need, in the present climate which demands economy in therapy, for brief, easily used, and sound assessment techniques. In this book, authors who are leading scientist-practitioners in their respective areas consider a wide range of assessment modalities, including interviews, self-report instruments, psychophysiological measures, and observation... This is a timely publication. It is well edited, and well structured. Overall, it is a valuable resource for clinicians, clinical researchers and trainees in clinical psychology, and it is likely to be widely used by these groups. - Behaviour Research and Therapy
Although other texts are available that focus more specifically on strategies for either assessment or intervention, this book is unique in filling a niche with its emphasis on the integration of assessment into the planning and ongoing evaluation of treatment effects. - Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment
