Handbook of Pediatric Psychological Screening and Assessment in Primary Care

Handbook of Pediatric Psychological Screening and Assessment in Primary Care provides an overview of the principles of screening, monitoring, and measuring of the treatment outcomes of behavioral health disorders in pediatric primary care. The Handbook serves as a guide to the selection of psychometric measures that can be used to screen for and/or assess behavioral health problems of children and adolescents. The Handbook is an invaluable reference to behavioral health clinicans in maximizing potential benefits in efficient assessment and effective treatment of children and adolescents in pediatric primary care settings as well as other health care settings.

I: GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS 1: Introduction 2: An Overview of Pediatric Primary Care 3: Uses of Psychological Assessment in Pediatric Primary Care Settings 4: Necessary Training for Psychologists Working in Pediatric Primary Care Settings 5: Selection of Psychological Measures and Associated Administration, Scoring and Reporting Technology for Use in Pediatric Primary Care Settings 6: Screening for Psychiatric Disorders in Pediatric Primary Care Settings 7: Treatment Monitoring and Outcomes Assessment of Behavioral Health Problems in Pediatric Primary Care Setting II: PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS AND PROCEDURES 8: The Clinical Interview 9: Global Screening for Behavior Health Disorders 10: Screening and Assessment of Depression 11: Screening and Assessment of Suicidal Risk 12: Screening and Assessment of Anxiety 13: Screening and Assessment of Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders 14: Screening and Assessment of Eating Behavior 15: Screening and Assessment of Cognitive Impairment 16: Screening and Assessment of Substance Abuse 17: Screening and Assessment of Sleep Disturbance 18: Screening and Assessment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder 19: Screening and Assessment of Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders 20: Screening and Assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorders 21: Screening for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder 22: Optional additional topic III: EXAMPLES OF INTEGRATION Chapter 23: Example 1 Chapter 24: Example 2

Dr. Mark E. Maruish is the president of Southcross Consulting, which offers consultation to test publishers, health care research organizations, and others regarding psychological assessment products, publications, and strategies. He has published twelve books as well as numerous book chapters and scientific papers on psychological testing and assessment. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the American Academy of Assessment Psychology.