Assessing Impairment - From Theory to Practice

of: Sam Goldstein, Jack A. Naglieri

Springer-Verlag, 2009

ISBN: 9780387875422 , 164 Pages

Format: PDF, Read online

Copy protection: DRM

Foreword: 7
Preface: 10
Contents: 11
About the Editors: 13
Contributors: 14
Defining the Evolving Concept of Impairment: 16
Measurement of Symptom Severity and Impairment: 20
The Role of Family and Situational Problems in Understanding and Reducing Impairment: 30
Relationships Between Adaptive Behavior and Impairment: 46
Psychometric Issues in the Assessment of Impairment: 64
The Medical Model of Impairment: 73
The DSM Model of Impairment: 90
Measuring Impairment in a Legal Context: Practical Considerations in the Evaluation of Psychiatric and Learning Disabilities: 106
Impairment in Children: 117
Impairment in the Geriatric Population: 132
Assessing Occupational Disability Following Trauma and Impairment: 153
Conclusion: 165
Index: 169

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