Evidence-based assessment of depression in adults
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Research indicates that an evidence-based assessment of depression would include measures wit adequate psychometric properties, coverage of symptoms, and coverage of depressed mood, anhedonia, and suicidality. The complexities should be accounted for when certain assessment approaches are preferred and when ambiguity exists regarding the categorical versus dimensional nature of depression and when clinician ratings outperform self-report.
Publication Name: Psychological Assessment
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 1040-3590
Year: 2005
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Theory and utility - key themes in evidence-based assessment: Comment on the special section
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A focus on two key-themes in the four featured reviews on evidence-based assessment are essential role of theory in psychological assessment and the need for a common metric with which to gauge the utility of specific psychological tests and measures for specific purposes. A metric from information theory was recommended for the future of psychological assessment, in general.
Publication Name: Psychological Assessment
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 1040-3590
Year: 2005
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Comparability, reliability, and practice effects on alternate forms of the digit symbol substitution and symbol digit modalities tests
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The comparability of alternate forms of the Digit Symbol Substitution test and the Symbol Digit Modalities test was examined. Reasonable alternate form comparability was demonstrated through establishing normality of form distributions and conducting pairwise from comparisons of means, variability, and intraclass correlations.
Publication Name: Psychological Assessment
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 1040-3590
Year: 2005
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