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Abnormal
Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS)
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| 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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Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test
(AUDIT)
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| A screening instrument
for problematic alcohol use.
See:
Babor, Thomas F. et al. AUDIT: the
Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test: Guidelines for Use in Primary
Health Care. Geneva: World Health Organization, 1992. RC 565 .A87 1992.
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Beliefs About
Voices Questionnaire (BAVQ) - Amended
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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
See:
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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Brief
Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS)
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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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CES-D Major Depressive Disorder Scale
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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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Edinburgh postnatal major depressive disorder scale
(EPDS)
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| The aim of the EPDS is to assist primary care teams in detecting mothers with Postnatal Major Depressive Disorder. Cox et al, who developed the scale, referred to published work demonstrating that 10-15% of mothers experience a marked depressive illness in the months following childbirth.
See:
Benvenuti P, Ferrara M, Niccolai C, Valoriani V, Cox JL. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale: validation for an Italian sample. J Affect Disord. 1999 May;53(2):137-41.
Boath E, Cox J, Lewis M, Jones P, Pryce A. When the cradle falls: the treatment of postnatal depression in a psychiatric day hospital compared with routine primary care. J Affect Disord. 1999 May;53(2):143-51.
Clifford C, Day A, Cox J, Werrett J. A cross-cultural analysis of the use of the Edinburgh Post-Natal Depression Scale (EPDS) in health visiting practice. J Adv Nurs. 1999 Sep;30(3):655-64.
Cox JL, Chapman G, Murray D, Jones P. Validation of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) in non-postnatal women. J Affect Disord. 1996 Jul 29;39(3):185-9.
Cox JL, Holden JM, Sagovsky R. Detection of postnatal depression. Development of the 10-item Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Br J Psychiatry. 1987 Jun;150:782-6.
Cox JL, Murray D, Chapman G. A controlled study of the onset, duration and prevalence of postnatal depression. Br J Psychiatry. 1993 Jul;163:27-31.
Cox, J.L., Reynolds, C.F., Kupfer, et al. (1994). Childbearing in women with and without a history of affective disorder. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 35(3), 205-214.
Gerrard J, Holden JM, Elliott SA, McKenzie P, McKenzie J, Cox JL. A trainer's perspective of an innovative programme teaching health visitors about the detection, treatment and prevention of postnatal depression. J Adv Nurs. 1993 Nov;18(11):1825-32.
Glaze R, Cox JL. Validation of a computerised version of the 10-item (self-rating) Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. J Affect Disord. 1991 May-Jun;22(1-2):73-7.
Guedeney N, Fermanian J, Guelfi JD, Kumar RC. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and the detection of major depressive disorders in early postpartum: some concerns about false negatives. J Affect Disord. 2000 Dec 1;61(1-2):107-12. Review.
Johanson R, Chapman G, Murray D, Johnson I, Cox J. The North Staffordshire Maternity Hospital prospective study of pregnancy-associated depression. J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol. 2000 Jun;21(2):93-7.
Murray D, Cox JL, Chapman G, Jones P. Childbirth: life event or start of a long-term difficulty? Further data from the Stoke-on-Trent controlled study of postnatal depression. Br J Psychiatry. 1995 May;166(5):595-600.
Reighard FT, Evans ML. Use of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale in a southern, rural population in the United States. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 1995 Nov;19(7):1219-24.
Righetti-Veltema M, Conne-Perreard E, Bousquet A, Manzano J. Risk factors and predictive signs of postpartum depression. J Affect Disord. 1998 Jun;49(3):167-80.
Steinberg SI, Bellavance F. Characteristics and treatment of women with antenatal and postpartum depression. Int J Psychiatry Med. 1999;29(2):209-33.
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Geriatric
Depression Scale (GDS) - Short Version
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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.
See:
Brink TL, Yesavage JA, Lum O, Heersema P, Adey MB, Rose TL: Screening tests for geriatric depression. Clinical Gerontologist 1: 37-44, 1982.
Yesavage JA, Brink TL, Rose TL, Lum O, Huang V, Adey MB, Leirer VO: Development and validation of a geriatric depression screening scale: A preliminary report. Journal of Psychiatric Research 17: 37-49, 1983.
Sheikh JI, Yesavage JA: Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS): Recent evidence and development of a shorter version. Clinical Gerontology : A Guide to Assessment and Intervention 165-173, NY: The Haworth Press, 1986.
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Health of the
Nation Outcomes Scales (HoNOS)
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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
(Wing,
Curtis & Beevor, 1996). 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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Life Skills
Profile (LSP)
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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 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.
The life skills profile: a measure assessing function and disability in schizophrenia.
Schizophr Bull (United States), 1989, 15(2) p325-37
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Self-defeating
Beliefs Questionnaire
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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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