Scales & Instruments Flashcards
what is the most famous and commonly used Intelligence test in clinical practice?
WAIS
Wechsler Adult Intellingence Scalew
what is child version of WIAS?
WISC
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
What is the current version of WAIS?
WAIS-IV
What are four index in WAIS-IV
-Verbal Comprehension Index
-Working Memory Index
-Perceptual Reasoning Index
-Processing Speed Index
What are subsets for Verbal Comprehension Index
Vocabulary
Comprehension
Similarity
Information
what are the subsets for the perceptual reasoning index?
Block design
Matrix Reasoning
Visual Puzzles
Picture completion
Figure weights
What are the subsets for working memory index?
digit span
arithmetics
Letter-number sequencing
what are subsets for processing speed subsets
symbol searching
Coding
Cancellation
what does WAIS gives away?
Full scale IQ = scores for all indices
General ability Index = Score for verbal and perceptual reasoning
average score on wais?
100 (85-115)
when do wais score get inaccurate?
when goes to extremes of IQs (70-130)
what percentage fall below 70?
approx. 3%
name some self-rate scales for depression
BDI
GDS
ZSRDS
HADS
EPDS
PHQ-9
name some clinician rated scales for depression
MADRS
HAMD
BASDEC
HAMA
CSDD (cornell)
name self-rated assessment to monitor medication compliance
LUNSERS
DESS
name clinician rated assessments to monitor medication compliance
AIMS
SAS
use for HAMD (24)?
to assess severity of depression
severe cutoff for HAMD
24
EPDS (10)
Screening for postnatal depression
possible depression cutoff for EPDS
10
Use of HAMA
measure severity of anxiety
use of MADRS
Severity of depression
Response to treatment
BDI cutoff for minimal depression
<13
BDI cutoff for severe depression
29-63
yes or no based selfreated questionnaire for assessing depression in elderly
GDS
an instrument to address privacy while assessing depression
BADDEC
an instrument to assess depression in dementia
CSDD (Cornell
no depression range on PHQ-9?
0-4
Severe range depression on PHQ-9
20-27
Nice grading of depression on PHQ-9
<16 —- less severe
>16—- more severe
what is BPRS for?
Schizophrenia (18 item + 6 new items)
what are the extra 6 itmes added to BPRS
bizarre behaviour
self-neglect
suicidality
elevated mood
motor activity
distractibility
a schizophrenia scale made up of a form and interview?
PANSS
YBOCS is used for
Severity of OCD
Response to treatment
DESS is used for
quantifying symptoms associated with antidepressant discontinuation
SAS is used for
assessing neuroleptic-induced Parkinsonism
Items on the Simpson-Angus Scale (SAS)
- One item = gait (hypokinesia)
- Six items = Rigidity
- One item = Glabella
- One item = Tremor
- One item= Salivation
normal cutoff on (SAS)
<3
Cutoff to reconsider the neuroleptic on SAS
≥6
Cutoff to certainly stopping the drug on the SAS?
≥18
What is LUNSERS for
assessing the side effects of psychotropics
what is cutoff for high on LUNSERS?
> 81
what is the cutoff for low on LUNSER
<20
what is AIMS used for?
severity of diskinesia
assess tardive dyskinesia
what is special about AIMS?
it can be integrated into routine clinic due to its applicability
what does GAF measures?
Psychological and occupational functioning only
an instrument made of three component to assess and dx dementia?
CAMDEX
components of CAMDEX
- Clinical interview
- Informant
- Cognitive tests
an instrument very short only to identfy patients with a potential personality disorder who might require further investigation?
SAPAS (>3)
YES or no
8 area
how do questions are made on SAPAS?
yes or no
a personality instruement to assess symptoms not to make dx
FFMRS
a personality instrument compatible with ICD and DSM, with two forms?
IPDE screen
Questionnaire + interview
personality instrument that takes quite long to complete but is compatible with DSM IV personality disorder
PDQ-R (30 mins)
a personality screening test that can be completed in less than 5 mins
IPDS (Iowa)
a personality self rated scale that comprehensively measures for PD
IIP-PD (127 items)
