Assessments Flashcards
Why do we do assessments?
- Assess to gain a better picture of diagnosis
- Helps in treatment selection
- Help measure risk
- Provides a relatively objective and measurable sense of someone’s functioning
What to use to get a better understanding of DSM criteria?
SCID-5: Structured Clinical Interview for the DSM-5
Perform a clinical interview with SCID
What should be used to assess an individual’s functioning at every visit?
An MSE (Mental Status Exam)
What are common assessments of cognitive functioning?
- MoCA: Montreal Cognitive Assessment
- SLUMS: Saint Louis University Mental Screener
What are common anxiety assessments/screeners?
- BAI: Beck Anxiety Inventory
- GAD-7: Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screener
Adolescents:
- Screen for Childhood Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED)
What are some common screeners for depression?
- BDI-II: Beck Depression Inventory 2nd edition
- Beck Hopelessness Scale
- PHQ-9: Patient Health Questionnaire 9 question
What are some common screeners/assessments for PTSD?
- PCL-5: PTSD Checklist for DSM-5
Adolescent: CPSS: Child PTSD Symptom Scale
What is the screener/assessment tool for individuals with a potential diagnosis of OCD?
Y-BOCS: Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale
What is the assessment/screener for someone with a potential eating disorders diagnosis?
EDE: Eating Disorders Examination
What is the screener/assessment for personality disorders, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, and personality features?
MMPI: Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
- Clinical Scales:
- Hypochondriasis (HS)
- Depression (D)
- Hysteria (HY)
- Pyschopathic Deviate (PD)
- Masculinity-Feminity (MF)
- Paranoia (PA)
- Psychasthenia (PT) - anxiety/intrusive thoughts/perfectionism
- Schizophrenia (SC)
- Hypomania (MA)
- Social Introversion (SI)
What are two screeners/assessments used for substance use disorders?
- AUDIT: Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test
- DUDIT: Drug Use Disorder Identification Test
What is an example of a screener/assessment for dissociative disorders?
- DES: Dissociative Experience Scale
What are examples of screeners/assessments for ADHD?
- CPT: Continous Performance Test
- CAARS: Conners’ Adult ADHD Rating Scales
What screener assesses for suicidality?
- C-SSRS: Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale
What screener can be used to assess for Oppositional Defiant Disorder or Conduct Disorder?
Adolescents:
- CBCL: Child Behavior Checklist
