This is a modified form of the Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale. It is a quick screening instrument for dyskinesia and may aid in the early detection of tardive dyskinesia.
See: Munetz, M.R., & Benjamin, S. (1988). How to examine patients using the abnormal involuntary movement scale. Hospital and Community Psychiatry, 39(11), 1172-1177.
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A screening instrument for problematic alcohol use.
See: Babor, Thomas F. et al. (1992.) AUDIT: the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test: Guidelines for Use in Primary Health Care. Geneva: World Health Organization, RC 565 .A87
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The BAVQ assessed beliefs about voices. It consists of 30 items and 5 sub-scales: Benevolence, Malevolence, Resistance, Engagement and Power.
The original BAVQ (Chadwick and Birchwood, 1995) treated individual items as dichotomous variables and required a "yes" or "no" response. In this adaptation of the questionnaire a four point scale is used as follows:
Never = 0, Seldom = 1, Often = 2, Almost Always = 3
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Chadwick, P., & Birchwood, M. (1995a). The omnipotence of voices II: the beliefs about voices questionnaire (BAVQ). British Journal of Psychiatry, 166, 773-6.
Chadwick, P., & Birchwood, M. (1995b). The omnipotence of voices: a cognitive approach to auditory hallucinations. British Journal of Psychiatry, 164, 190-201.
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This test consists of 24 symptom constructs, each to be rated in a 7-point scale of severity ranging from 'not present' to 'extremely severe'
See: Mueser, K. T., Curran, P. J., & McHugo, G. J. (1997). Factor structure of the brief psychiatric rating scale in schizophrenia. Psychological Assessment, 9, 196-204.
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A commonly used depression screening instrument which may be self-administered.
See: Radloff, L.S. (1977). The CES-D scale: a self report Major Depressive Disorder scale for research in the general population. Applied Psychological Measurement, 1, 385-401
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This scale was developed as a basic screening measure for depression in older adults. Suitable as a screening test for depressive symptoms in the elderly. Ideal for evaluating the clinical severity of depression, and therefore for monitoring treatment.
It is easy to administer, needs no prior psychiatric knowledge and has been well validated in many environments - home and clinical.
The original GDS was a 30 item questionnaire - time consuming and challenging for some patients (and staff). Later versions retain only the most discriminating questions; their validity approaches that of the original form. the most common version in general geriatric practice is the 15-item version.
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In 1993 the UK Department of Health commissioned the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Research Unit (CRU) to develop scales to measure the health and social functioning of people with severe mental illness. The initial aim was to provide a means of recording progress towards the Health of the Nation target ‘to improve significantly the health and social functioning of mentally ill people’. Development and testing over three years resulted in an instrument with 12 items measuring behaviour, impairment, symptoms and social functioning. The scales are completed after routine clinical assessments in any setting and have a variety of uses for clinicians, researchers and administrators, in particular healthcare purchasers and providers.
This is the version for working aged adults.
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A commonly used 'outcome measure'
For further information on the K10 please refer to www.crufad.org or Andrews, G Slade, T. (2001)
Interpreting score on the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10). Australia and New Zealand
Journal of Public Health, 25:6: 494-497.
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The Life Skills Profile (LSP) was developed as a measure of function and disability in schizophrenia. It is a common outcome measure used in Australia. Copyright Parker and Rosen, 1989.
For rights, permissions, forms and scoring manuals, contact Professor G. Parker or Dr A. Rosen at the School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, The Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick 2031, Australia.
See: Rosen A, Hadzi-Pavlovic D, Parker G. (1989) The life skills profile: a measure assessing function and disability in schizophrenia. Schizophr Bull (United States), 15(2) p325-37
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This is a questionnaire to test the strength of Albert Ellis' 12 primary self-defeating beliefs.
There are 96 questions which relate to 12 core beliefs. The strength of each belief is rated on a scale from 0 to 8. The higher the rating the more likely the belief is to influence behaviour and affect negative feelings.
This questionnaire was developed by Wayne Froggatt. Richard Lakeman and Wayne developed an on-line self-help package based around the questionnaire
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