Rating Scales in Mental Health

Martha Sajatovic, M.D., is a professor of psychiatry and neurology at Case Western Reserve University. She is also director of the Neurological Outcomes Center at University Hospitals Case Medical Center and is coeditor of Bipolar Disorder in Later Life, also published by Johns Hopkins. Luis F. Ramirez, M.D., is an associate professor of psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University.

• PrefaceGeneral ConceptsThe Purpose and History of Rating Scales in PsychiatryThe Psychiatric Interview and the Application of Rating ScalesThe Rating Scale InterviewSteps to Doing a Good RatingSpecific Rating Scale TypesDiagnostic ScalesSymptom-Based ScalesDiagnosis-Specific ScalesSelf-Rated versus Rater-Administered ScalesOther Dimensions of OutcomeOther Diagnostic ToolsThe Statistical Evaluation of Outcome DataA Single IndividualTwo or More IndividualsTwo or More Groups of IndividualsPredicting OutcomesVignettes Demonstrating the Use of Rating ScalesVignette I: Clinical Vignette with Depressed PatientVignette II: Evaluation of a New Antidepressant by a Drug CompanyRating ScalesDiagnostic Scales in PsychiatryAnxiety Rating ScalesGeneral AnxietyPhobias/Social AnxietyObsessive-Compulsive SymptomsPanic DisordersPosttraumatic Stress DisorderDepression Rating ScalesBipolar Disorder Rating ScalesPsychosis Rating ScalesGlobal Psychopathology and Functioning Rating ScalesSocial/Family Functioning Rating ScalesGeneral Health Rating ScalesInsight Assessment Rating ScalesInvoluntary Movement Rating ScalesHealth Care Satisfaction and Attitude Rating ScalesQuality of Life Rating ScalesSubstance Abuse Rating ScalesSuicide Risk Rating ScalesImpulsivity/Aggression Rating ScalesEating Disorders Rating ScalesPremenstrual Dysphoric Disorder Rating ScalesSleep Disorders Rating ScalesSexual Disorders Rating ScalesGeriatric Rating ScalesRating Scales for ChildrenAppendixGeneral InformationSelected Psychometric Terms Used to Describe Rating ScalesCommon Statistical Techniques Used in Rating Scale AnalysisSelf-Rated Scales"Tips" to Increase Reliability of Rating ScalesComparison TablesDiagnostic Scales in PsychiatryAnxiety Rating ScalesDepression Rating ScalesPsychosis Rating ScalesQuality of Life Rating ScalesSubstance Abuse Rating ScalesGeriatric Rating ScalesRating Scales for ChildrenIndex of Full Names of Rating ScalesIndex of Acronyms and Initialisms of Rating ScalesAbout the Authors

Any clinical mental health practitioner looking for an easy overview of the rating scales commonly used in psychiatry will find this an excellent introduction. Midwest Book Review This volume is a useful, conscise, practical reference for frequently used tests in mental health measurement. Choice