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The THRIVE assessment and planning tool
- Authors:
- ASLAN Marion, SMITH Mike
- Publisher:
- Crazydiamond
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 40p.
- Place of publication:
- Newton le Willows
This is a planning tool for people who are receiving services or support. It is designed to help people to put together their own recovery plan in their own language and on their own terms, so that the people providing support and professional care can understand how best to support them.
Assessment of mental health problems in people with autism
- Authors:
- XENITIDIS Kiriakos, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Advances in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities, 1(4), December 2007, pp.15-22.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Both autism and learning disabilities are independently associated with increased risk of mental health problems. This article provides an overview of the assessment of mental health problems in adults and children with neurodevelopmental disorders. The general assessment principles are outlined followed by assessment issues related to specific conditions such as psychoses, mood disorders and attention deficit hyperactive disorder. Conclusions on the clinical implications are then drawn.
The Hoosier Assurance Plan instrument for adults (HAPI-A): the psychometric properties of a level of functioning assessment instrument designed for use in a state managed care mental health program
- Authors:
- McGREW John, NEWMAN Fredrick L., DELIBERTY Richard N.
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 43(5), October 2007, pp.481-515.
- Publisher:
- Springer
The psychometric properties of the HAPI-A were examined at intake and 90-day follow-up in consumers with mental illness (MI) or chronic addiction (CA) being served at one of 11 treatment facilities (n = 1168). A 4-factor subscale structure was confirmed and factor invariance tests indicated a single model for the CA and MI samples. Internal consistency and inter-rater reliability were good. Factor scores correlated with GAF ratings and predicted membership in severity/cost groupings proposed for setting reimbursement rates. Sensitivity to change was confirmed for all four factors for the CA sample and for three of four factors for the MI sample.
Modifying the clinical outcomes in routine evaluation measure for use with people who have a learning disability
- Authors:
- MARSHALL Keith, WILLOUGHBY-BOOTH Simon
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 35(2), June 2007, pp.107-112.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
There are few reliable self-report measures suitable for people with a learning disability in reporting psychological distress. This study examines the modification of the Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation - Outcome Measure (CORE-OM), exploring its reliability, using two different presentation styles. One style included a sequencing task then use of a visual histogram scale to facilitate rating; the other prompted participants to indicate presence or absence of symptoms before using the histogram. The study was conducted on a small sample of people with mental health problems who have a mild learning disability. The modified CORE-OM was found to have an excellent test–retest correlation with the group who completed the sequencing task, then the histogram scale, but the other group produced less favourable results. The preliminary results are encouraging, highlighting the need to conduct a larger study after further modifications of the measure.
The assessment of pain in older people
- Authors:
- ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, BRITISH GERIATRICS SOCIETY, BRITISH PAIN SOCIETY
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Physicians
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 13p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Pain is under-recognised and under-treated in older people, and the assessment of pain is particularly challenging in the presence of severe cognitive impairments, communication difficulties or language and cultural barriers. This guidance sets out the key components of assessing pain in older people, together with a range of practical scales that can be used with different groups, including those with cognitive or communication impairment. It aims to provide professionals with a set of practical skills to assess pain as the first step towards its effective management. It describes the background and methodology used, key components of an assessment of pain, and types of scale used to assess pain. It also provides a summary of recommendations in the full guidelines covering: pain awareness, pain enquiry, pain description, pain location and intensity, communication, assessment in people with impaired cognition/communication, cause of pain, and re-evaluation. It notes that the basic guidelines should be a routine part of the training and care provision of all healthcare professionals. The appendices include the guideline development process, an algorithm for the assessment of pain in older people, a pain map, and examples of pain scales.
The alternative lenses of assessment: educating social workers about psychopathology
- Author:
- SATTERLY Brent A.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 27(3/4), 2007, pp.241-257.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
It is generally accepted in the USA that social workers need to be familiar with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM IV), but that the ‘person in environment’ perspective of social work requires additional assessment tools. The Alternative Lenses of Assessment is presented as one such tool, which emerged from discussion with social work students who expressed dissatisfaction with the medical model of psychopathology and wanted an approach that focused more clearly on the client as an individual. Various overlapping and interacting lenses are included: the situational-environmental lens; the developmental-adaptive lens; the sociocultural lens; the political-economic lens; the psychiatric-taxonomic lens; and the neurobiological lens. A method of teaching the use of the lenses through clinical vignettes is discussed, together with student responses exemplified by two of their own clinical vignettes. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
A preliminary investigation into the utility of the adult behavior checklist in the assessment of psychopathology in people with low IQ
- Authors:
- TENNEIJ Nienke H., KOOT Hans M.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 20(5), September 2007, pp.391-400.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Background Achenbach & Rescorla (2003) recently developed the Adult Behavior Checklist (ABCL) to assess psychopathology in the general population. The ABCL should be completed by a proxy informant. The use of proxy informants, instead of self-reporting, makes the ABCL potentially suitable for the assessment of psychopathology in adults with intellectual disability. The aim of the present study was to examine reliability and validity of the ABCL in 124 adults with mild intellectual disability or low IQ, and severe challenging behaviour referred for residential treatment in the Netherlands. The ABCL was completed by two independent informants to assess inter-rater reliability. To examine the validity of the ABCL, its relationship with three measures of functioning was assessed. Furthermore, association between scales of the ABCL and DSM-IV axis I disorders was examined. The ABCL was reliable in terms of internal consistency of its scales, and inter-rater reliability. Relationships between clusters of axis I DSM-IV disorders and scales of the ABCL were found as expected. Moreover, ABCL scales predicted different measures of functioning. The ABCL appears to be a reliable and valid measure to assess psychopathology in persons with mild intellectual disabilities or low IQ, admitted for treatment in facilities for adults with mild intellectual disability and severe challenging behaviour.
An introduction to the mental health of older people: services for older people with mental health problems
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, MILNE Alisoun, GEARING Brian, WARNER Joanne
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Place of publication:
- London
**This learning resource was removed in March 2023.** In this learning object you will have an opportunity to learn about the principal services available for older people at the primary, mainstream, secondary/specialist and tertiary levels by travelling down a virtual ‘care pathway’. Along the way you will have the chance to test you knowledge of relevant statistics and will examine cross cutting issues and assessment.
The ChA-PAS interview: for the assessment of mental health problems in children and adolescents: handbook and clinical interview
- Authors:
- MOSS Steve, FRIEDLANDER Robin, LEE Pauline
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 88p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
The Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Assessment Schedule (ChA-PAS) Interview is for the assessment of mental health problems in children and adolescents with learning disabilities. It has been developed from the adult PAS-ADD system, which has become widely used within adult services. The ChA-PAS Interview aims to improve the quality of reports from those with the deepest knowledge of the child or adolescent, including family members, support staff and care staff. Skilled clinicians may also include responses from the child or adolescent where appropriate. Designed to improve the evidence base for child and adolescent psychiatric assessment, this unique resource aids the process of skilled diagnosis and formulation. Scores on the interview score forms are summarised in a way to help this process. The handbook and clinical interview is mapped closely to existing psychiatric practice and includes guidance on thresholds for diagnosis and specific requirements of both ICD 10 and DSM-IV-TR classification systems.
Mental health assessment of infants in foster care
- Authors:
- SILVER Judith, DICKER Sheryl
- Journal article citation:
- Child Welfare Journal, 86(5), September 2007, pp.35-55.
- Publisher:
- Child Welfare League of America
Infants placed in foster care are at high risk for emotional and behavioural problems. This American article presents practice guidelines for infant mental health assessments and evaluations with consideration of legal requirements and the unique issues conferred by foster care.