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Psychological Assessment Tools For Mental Health

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    Introduction

    Mental health professionals use a variety of instruments to assess mental health and wellbeing. Common purposes for psychological testing include: screening for the presence or absence of common mental health conditions; making a formal diagnosis of a mental health condition; assessment of changes in symptom severity; and monitoring client outcomes across the course of therapy.

    Screening: Brief psychological measures can be used to ‘screen’ individuals for a range of mental health conditions. Screening measures are often questionnaires completed by clients. Screening tends are quick to administer but results are only indicative: if a positive result is found on a screening test then the screening test can be followed up by a more definitive test.

    Diagnosis: Psychological assessment measures can support a qualified clinician in making a formal diagnosis of a mental health problem. Mental health assessment with the purpose of supporting a diagnosis can include the use of semi-structured diagnostic interviews and validated questionnaires. Items in self-report measures used for diagnosis often bear a close correspondence to criteria specified in the diagnostic manuals (ICD and DSM).

    Symptom & outcome monitoring: One strand of evidence-based practice requires that therapists use outcome measures to monitor progress and guide the course of therapy. Psychologists, CBT therapists, and other mental health professionals often ask their clients to complete self-report measures regularly to assess changes in symptom severity.

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    Addiction

    • Drinking motives questionnaire | Cooper, Russell, Skinner, Windle | 1992
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      • Cooper, M. L., Russell, M., Skinner, J. B., & Windle, M. (1992). Development and validation of a three-dimensional measure of drinking motives. Psychological Assessment,4,123-132.
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    • Drinking motives questionnaire – adolescent | Cooper | 1994
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      • Cooper, M.L. (1994). Motivations for alcohol use among adolescents:  Development and validation of a four-factor model.  Psychological Assessment, 6,117-128.
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    • Leeds Dependence Questionnaire | Raistrick, Bradshaw, Tober, Weiner, Allison, Healey | 1994
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      • Raistrick, D.S., Bradshaw, J., Tober, G., Weiner, J., Allison, J. & Healey, C. (1994) Development of the Leeds Dependence Questionnaire, Addiction, 89, pp 563-572.
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    • Maudsley Addiction Profile (MAP) | Marsden, Gossop, Stewart, Best, Farrell, Lehmann, Edwards, Strang | 1998
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      • Marsden, J. Gossop, M. Stewart, D. Best, D. Farrell, M. Lehmann, P. Edwards, C. & Strang, J. (1998) The Maudsley Addiction Profile (MAP): A brief instrument for assessing treatment outcome, Addiction 93(12): 1857-1867.
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    • Readiness to Change Questionnaire (RTQ) | Heather, Rollnick | 1993
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    • Severity of Dependence Scale | Gossop, Darke, Griffiths, Hando, Powis, Hall, Strang | 1995
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      • Gossop, M., Darke, S., Griffiths, P., Hando, J., Powis, B., Hall, W., Strang, J. (1995). The Severity of Dependence Scale (SDS): psychometric properties of the SDS in English and Australian samples of heroin, cocaine and amphetamine users. Addiction 90(5): 607-614.
    • Stages of Change Readiness and Treatment Eagerness Scale (SOCRATES) | Miller, Tonigan | 1996
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      • Reference Miller, W. R., & Tonigan, J. S. (1996). Assessing drinkers’ motivation for change: the Stages of Change Readiness and Treatment Eagerness Scale (SOCRATES). Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 10(2), 81.

    Anger

    • Aggression Questionnaire | Buss, Perry | 1992
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      • Buss, A.H., & Perry, M. (1992). The Aggression Questionnaire. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 63, 452-459.
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    • Clinical Anger Scale | Snell, Gum, Shuck, Mosley, Hite | 1995
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      • Snell, W. E., Jr., Gum, S., Shuck, R. L., Mosley, J. A., & Hite, T. L.. (1995).  The Clinical Anger Scale: Preliminary reliability and validity. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 51, 215-226
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    • Measuring Violence-Related Attitudes, Behaviors, and Influences Among Youths: A Compendium of Assessment Tools, 2nd ed. | National Center for Injury Prevention and Control of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Dahlberg, Toal, Swahn, Behrens | 2005
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    Anorexia

    • Eating Attitudes Test 26 (EAT-26) | Garner, Olmsted, Bohr, Garfinkel | 1982
    • Eating Disorder Examination (EDE) | Fairburn, Cooper, O’Connor | 2014

    Anxiety

    • Brief Fear Of Negative Evaluation Scale | Leary | 1983
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    • Fear Questionnaire (FQ) (Phobia) | Marks, Matthews | 1979
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      • Marks, I. M., & Mathews, A. M. (1979). Brief standard self-rating for phobic patients. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 17(3), 263-267.
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    • Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7) | Spitzer, Kroenke, Williams, Lowe | 2006
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      • Spitzer RL, Kroenke K, Williams JBW, Lowe B. A brief measure for assessing generalized anxiety disorder. Arch Inern Med. 2006;166:1092-1097.
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    • Hamilton Rating Scale For Anxiety (HAM-A) | Hamilton | 1959
      • Hamilton, M. (1959).The assessment of anxiety states by rating. British Journal of Medical Psychology 32, 50-55.
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    • Health Anxiety Inventory (HAI) | Salkovskis, Rimes, Warwick, Clark | 2002
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      • Reference Salkovskis, P. M., Rimes, K. A., Warwick, H. M. C., & Clark, D. M. (2002). The Health Anxiety Inventory: development and validation of scales for the measurement of health anxiety and hypochondriasis. Psychological Medicine, 32(05), 843-853.
    • Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS-SR) | Liebowitz | 1987
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    • Mobility Inventory For Agoraphobia(MIA) | Chambless, Caputo, Jasin, Gracely, Williams | 1985
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      • Chambless, D. L., Caputo, G. C., Jasin, S. E., Gracely, E. J., & Williams, C. (1985). The mobility inventory for agoraphobia. Behaviour research and therapy, 23(1), 35-44.
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    • Panic Disorder Severity Scale (PDSS) | Shear, Brown, Barlow, Money, Sholomskas, Woods, Gorman, Papp | 1997
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      • Shear, M. K., Brown, T. A., Barlow, D. H., Money, R., Sholomskas, D. E., Woods, S. W., … & Papp, L. A. (1997). Multicenter collaborative panic disorder severity scale. American Journal of Psychiatry, 154(11), 1571-1575.
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    • Penn State Worry Questionnaire | Meyer, Miller, Metzger, Borkovec | 1990
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      • Meyer, T. J., Miller, M. L., Metzger, R. L., & Borkovec, T. D. (1990). Development and validation of the penn state worry questionnaire. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 28(6), 487-495.
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    • Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale | Spence | 1998
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    • Severity Measure For Agoraphobia | Craske, Wittchen, Bogels, Stein, Andrews, Lebu | 2013
    • Severity Measure For Generalized Anxiety Disorder | Craske, Wittchen, Bogels, Stein, Andrews, Lebeu | 2013
    • Severity Measure For Panic Disorder | Craske, Wittchen, Bogels, Stein, Andrews, Lebeu | 2013
    • Severity Measure For Social Anxiety Disorder | Craske, Wittchen, Bogels, Stein, Andrews, Lebeu | 2013
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    • Severity Measure For Specific Phobia | Craske, Wittchen, Bogels, Stein, Andrews, Lebeu | 2013
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    • Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN) | Connor, Davidson, Churchill, Sherwood, Weisler, Foa | 2000
    • Social Phobia Scale | Mattick, Clarke | 1995
    • Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale | Leary | 1983
    • Oxford - Agoraphobic Avoidance Scale (O-AS) | Lambe, S., Bird, J. C., Loe, B. S., Rosebrock, L., Kabir, T., Petit, A., ... & Freeman, D. | 2023
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      • Reference Lambe, S., Bird, J. C., Loe, B. S., Rosebrock, L., Kabir, T., Petit, A., ... & Freeman, D. (2023). The Oxford agoraphobic avoidance scale. Psychological Medicine, 53(4), 1233-1243.

    Assertiveness

    • The Assertiveness Inventory | Alberti, Emmons | 1986
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      • Reference Alberti, R.E. and Emmons, M.L. (2017). Your Perfect Right: Assertiveness and Equality in Your Life and Relationships(10th ed.). Oakland, CA: Impact Publishers/New Harbinger Publications.
      • Reference Gay, M. L., Hollandsworth, J. G., & Galassi, J. P. (1975). An assertiveness inventory for adults.Journal of Counseling Psychology, 22(4), 340-344.

    Audiology

    Bipolar disorder

    • Assessment Tools For Adult Bipolar Disorder | Miller, Johnson, Eisner | 2009
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    • Bipolar Recovery Questionnaire | Jones, Mulligan, Higginson, Dunn, Morrison | 2013
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      • Reference Jones, S., Mulligan, L. D., Higginson, S., Dunn, G., & Morrison, A. P. (2013). The bipolar recovery questionnaire: psychometric properties of a quantitative measure of recovery experiences in bipolar disorder.Journal of affective disorders,147(1-3), 34-43.
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    • Diagnosing Bipolar Disorder | Vieta | 2014
    • Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ) | Hirschfield, Williams, Spitzer, Calabrese, Flynn, Keck, Lewis, McElroy, Post, Rapport, Russel, Sachs, Zajecka | 2000
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      • Reference Hirschfeld, R. M., Williams, J. B., Spitzer, R. L., Calabrese, J. R., Flynn, L., Keck Jr, P. E., … & Russell, J. M. (2000). Development and validation of a screening instrument for bipolar spectrum disorder: the Mood Disorder Questionnaire.American Journal of Psychiatry,157(11), 1873-1875.
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    Body dysmorphia (BDD)

    • Cosmetic Procedure Screening Questionnaire (COPS) | Veale | 2009
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    • Body Image Questionnaire (BIQ) | Veale | 2009
    • Body dysmorphic disorder screening tools for the dermatologist: A systematic review | Danesh, M, Beroukhim, K., Nguyen, C., Levin, E., & Koo, J. | 2015
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    Bulimia

    • Eating Attitudes Test 26 (EAT-26) | Garner, Olmsted, Bohr, Garfinkel | 1982
    • Eating Disorder Examination (EDE) | Fairburn, Cooper, O’Connor | 2014

    Depression

    • Clinically Useful Depression Outcome Scale (CUDOS) | Zimmerman, Chelminski, McGlinchey, Posternak | 2008
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      • Zimmerman, M., Chelminski, I., McGlinchey, J. B., & Posternak, M. A. (2008). A clinically useful depression outcome scale. Comprehensive psychiatry, 49(2), 131-140.
    • Edinburgh Post Natal Depression Scale (EPDS) | Cox, Holden, Sagovsky | 1987
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      • Cox, J. L., Holden, J. M., & Sagovsky, R. (1987). Detection of postnatal depression: development of the 10-item Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 150(6), 782-786.
    • Hamilton Rating Scale For Depression (HAM-D) | Hamilton | 1960
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      • Hamilton M. (1960). A rating scale for depression. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 23, 56–62.
    • Montgomery & Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) | Montgomery, Asberg | 1979
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      • MADRS Score Card
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      • Montgomery, S.A., Asberg, M. (1979). A new depression scale designed to be sensitive to change. British Journal of Psychiatry, 134 (4): 382–89.
    • Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9) | Kroenke, Spitzer | 2002
      • Scale phqscreeners.com
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      • Kroenke, K., & Spitzer, R. L. (2002). The PHQ-9: a new depression diagnostic and severity measure. Psychiatric annals, 32(9), 509-515.
    • Severity Measure For Depression – Adult (Adapted from the Patient Health Questionnaire–9 (PHQ-9)) | APA (Spitzer, Williams, Kroenke and colleagues)
    • Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale | Zung | 1965
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      • Reference Zung, W. W. (1965). A self-rating depression scale. Archives of General Psychiatry, 12(1), 63-70.
    • Valued Living Questionnaire (Version 2) | Wilson, Groom | 2002
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    • Ruminative responses scale | Treynor, Gonzalez, Nolen-Hoeksema | 2003

    Dissociation

    Eating disorders

    • Assessment Of Eating Disorders: Review And Recommendations For Clinical Use | Anderson, Lundgren, Shapiro, Paulosky | 2004
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    • Eating Attitudes Test 26 (EAT-26) | Garner, Olmsted, Bohr, Garfinkel | 1982
    • Eating Disorder Examination (EDE) | Fairburn, Cooper, O’Connor | 2014
    • ED15 | Tatham, Turner, Mountford, Tritt, Dyas, Waller | 2015
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      • Reference Tatham, M., Turner, H., Mountford, V. A., Tritt, A., Dyas, R., & Waller, G. (2015). Development, psychometric properties and preliminary clinical validation of a brief, session‐by‐session measure of eating disorder cognitions and behaviors: The ED‐15. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 48(7), 1005-1015.

    Generalized anxiety (GAD)

    Grief, loss & bereavement

    • Perinatal Grief Scale (Short Version) | Potvin, L., Lasker, J., & Toedter, L. | 1989
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    • Inventory of Complicated Grief | Prigerson, H. G., Maciejewski, P. K., Reynolds, C. F., Bierhals, A. J., Newsom, J. T., Fasiczka, A., … & Miller, M. | 1995
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      • Reference Prigerson, H. G., Maciejewski, P. K., Reynolds, C. F., Bierhals, A. J., Newsom, J. T., Fasiczka, A., … & Miller, M. (1995). Inventory of Complicated Grief: a scale to measure maladaptive symptoms of loss.Psychiatry research,59(1), 65-79

    Health anxiety

    • Health Anxiety Inventory (HAI) | Salkovskis, Rimes, Warwick, Clark | 2002
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      • Reference Salkovskis, P. M., Rimes, K. A., Warwick, H. M. C., & Clark, D. M. (2002). The Health Anxiety Inventory: development and validation of scales for the measurement of health anxiety and hypochondriasis. Psychological Medicine, 32(05), 843-853.

    Interpersonal relationships

    • Current Relationship Interview (Version 4) | Crowell, Owens | 1998
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      • Reference Crowell, J. & Owens, G. (1998) Manual For The Current Relationship Interview And Scoring System. Version 4. Retrieved (current date) from http://ww.psychology.sunysb.edu/attachment/ measures/content/cri_manual.pdf.

    OCD

    • Vancouver Obsessional Compulsive Inventory (VOCI)
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    • Yale Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale – Second Edition (YBOCS-II) | Storch, E. A., Rasmussen, S.A., Price, L.H., Larson, M.J., Murphy, T.K., Goodman, W.K. | 2010
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      • Self Report Version link to the International OCD Foundation archived version of IOCDF.org
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    • Obsessive Compulsive Inventory (OCI) scoring grid
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    • Relationship Obsessive Compulsive Inventory (ROCI)
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    • Partner Related Obsessive Compulsive Symptom Inventory
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    • OCD Trauma Timeline Interview (OTTI) | Wadsworth, Van Kirk,August, MacLaren Kelly, Jackson, Nelson & Luehrs | 2023
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    Pain

    • Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire – Revised (CPAQ-R) | McCracken, Vowles, Eccleston | 2004
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      • McCraken, L. M., Vowles, K. E. & Eccleston, C. (2004). Acceptance of chronic pain: component analysis and a revised assessment method. Pain, 107, 159-166.
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    • Illness Perception Questionnaire – Revised (IPQ-R) | Weinman, Petrie, Moss-Morris, Horne | 2002
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      • Moss-Morris, R., Weinman, J., Petrie, K., Horne, R., Cameron, L., & Buick, D. (2002). The revised illness perception questionnaire (IPQ-R). Psychology and health, 17(1), 1-16.
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    Panic (attacks & disorder)

    • Severity Measure For Agoraphobia | Craske, Wittchen, Bogels, Stein, Andrews, Lebu | 2013
    • Severity Measure For Panic Disorder | Craske, Wittchen, Bogels, Stein, Andrews, Lebeu | 2013

    Perinatal mental health

    • Edinburgh Post Natal Depression Scale (EPDS) | Cox, Holden, Sagovsky | 1987
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      • Cox, J. L., Holden, J. M., & Sagovsky, R. (1987). Detection of postnatal depression: development of the 10-item Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 150(6), 782-786.

    Personality disorders

    • Borderline Symptom List 23 (BSL-23) | Bohus, Kleindienst, Limberger, Stieglitz, Domsalla, Chapman, Steil, Philipsen, Wolf | 2009
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      • Reference Bohus, M., Limberger, M. F., Frank, U., Chapman, A. L., Kühler, T., & Stieglitz, R.-D. (2007). Psychometric properties of the Borderline Symptom List (BSL). Psychopathology, 40(2), 126–132. https://doi.org/10.1159/000098493

    Psychosis

    • Beliefs About Voices Questionnaire – Revised (BAVQ-R) | Chadwick et al | 2000
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    • The Subjective Experiences Of Psychosis Scale | Psychosis Research Unit
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    PTSD

    • Brief Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES-B) | Dalenberg, Carlson | 2010
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      • DES-B (Dalenberg C, Carlson E, 2010) modified for DSM-5 by C. Dalenberg and E. Carlson.
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    • Dissociative Experiences Scale – II | Carlson, Putnam | 1993
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      • Carlson, E.B. & Putnam, F.W. (1993). An update on the Dissociative Experience Scale. Dissociation 6(1), p. 16-27.
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    • Shutdown Dissociation Scale (Shut-D) | Schauer, Schalinski, Elbert | 2015
    • Clinician Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5) (Past week version) | Weathers, F. W., Blake, D. D., Schnurr, P. P., Kaloupek, D. G., Marx, B. P., & Keane, T. M. | 2015
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      • Weathers, F. W., Blake, D. D., Schnurr, P. P., Kaloupek, D. G., Marx, B. P., & Keane, T. M. (2015). The Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5) – Past Week [Measurement instrument].
    • Impact Of Events Scale – Revised (IES-R) | Weiss, Marmar | 1996
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      • Weiss, D. S., & Marmar, C. R. (1996). The Impact of Event Scale – Revised. In J. Wilson & T. M. Keane (Eds.), Assessing psychological trauma and PTSD (pp. 399-411). New York: Guilford.
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    • Life Events Checklist for DSM-5 (LEC-5) | Weathers, Blake, Schnurr, Kaloupek, Marx, Keane | 2013
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      • Weathers, F. W., Blake, D. D., Schnurr, P. P., Kaloupek, D. G., Marx, B. P., & Keane, T. M. (2013). The Life Events Checklist for DSM-5 (LEC-5) – Standard. [Measurement instrument].
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    • PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) | Weathers, Litz, Keane, Palmieri, Marz, Schnurr | 2013
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      • Weathers, F. W., Litz, B. T., Keane, T. M., Palmieri, P. A., Marx, B. P., & Schnurr, P. P. (2013). The PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) – Standard. [Measurement instrument].
      • Blevins, C. A., Weathers, F. W., Davis, M. T., Witte, T. K., & Domino, J. L. (2015). The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5): Development and initial psychometric evaluation. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 28, 489-498. doi: 10.1002/jts.22059
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    • PTSD Symptom Scale – Interview Version for DSM-5 (PSS-I-5) | Foa, McLean, Zang, Zhong, Rauch, Porter, Knowles, Powers, Kauffman | 2016
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      • Foa, Edna B.,McLean, Carmen P.,Zang, Yinyin,Zhong, Jody,Rauch, Sheila,Porter, Katherine,Knowles, Kelly,Powers, Mark B.,Kauffman, Brooke Y. (2016) Psychological Assessment, Vol 28(10), 1159-1165
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    • Severity Of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms | Kilpatrick, Resnick, Friedman | 2013
    • Trauma Appraisal Questionnaire (TAQ) | DePrince, Zurbruggen, Chu, Smart | 2010
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      • DePrince, A. P., Zurbriggen, E. L., Chu, A. T., & Smart, L. (2010). Development of the trauma appraisal questionnaire.Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma,19(3), 275-299.
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    • Trauma Screening Questionnaire (TSQ) | Brewin, Rose, Andrews, Green, Tata, McEvedy, Turner, Foa | 2002
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      • Brewin, C. R, Rose, S., Andrews, B., Green, J., Tata, P., McEvedy, C. Turner, S, Foa, E. B. (2002). Brief screening instrument for post-traumatic stress disorder. British Journal of Psychiatry, 181, 158-162.
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    • Wilson, J.P., & Keane, T.M. (Eds.). (2004). Assessing psychological trauma and PTSD: A practitioner’s handbook (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Guilford Press.

    Self-esteem & self-criticism

    Sleep & insomnia

    • Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) | Johns | 1991
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      • Johns, M. W. (1991). A new method for measuring daytime sleepiness: the Epworth sleepiness scale. sleep, 14(6), 540-545.
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    • Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) | Buysse, Reynolds, Monk, Berman, Kupfer | 1989
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      • Buysse, D. J., Reynolds III, C. F., Monk, T. H., Berman, S. R., & Kupfer, D. J. (1989). The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index: a new instrument for psychiatric practice and research. Psychiatry research, 28(2), 193-213.
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    Social anxiety

    Suicide & self-harm

    • Acquired Capability for Suicide Scale – Fearlessness About Death (ACSS-FAD) | Ribeiro, Witte, Van Orden, Selby, Gordon, Bender, Joiner | 2014
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      • Ribeiro, J. D., Witte, T. K., Van Orden, K. A., Selby, E. A., Gordon, K. H., Bender, T. W., & Joiner Jr, T. E. (2014). Fearlessness about death: The psychometric properties and construct validity of the revision to the Acquired Capability for Suicide Scale. Psychological assessment, 26(1), 115.
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    • Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) | Posner, Brent, Lucas, Gould, Stanley, Brown, Fisher, Zelazny, Burke, Oquendo, Mann | 2008
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      • Posner, K., Brent, D., Lucas, C., Gould, M., Stanley, B., Brown, G., … & Mann, J. (2008). Columbia-suicide severity rating scale (C-SSRS). New York, NY: Columbia University Medical Center.
      • Columbia Lighthouse Project (formerly the Center for Suicide Risk Assessment) link
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      • Full scale for healthcare professionals lifetime/recent
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    • Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire (INQ-15) | Van Orden, Cukrowicz, Wittered, Joiner | 2012
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      • Van Orden, K. A., Cukrowicz, K. C., Witte, T. K., & Joiner Jr, T. E. (2012). Thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness: Construct validity and psychometric properties of the Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire. Psychological assessment, 24(1), 197.
    • Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Assessment Tool (NSSI-AT) | Whitlock, Exner-Cortens, Purington | 2014
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    • Self-Injurious Thoughts And Behaviors Interview (SITBI) | Nock, Holmberg, Photos, Michel | 2007
      • SITBI – Long form
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      • SITBI – Short form
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      • Paper Nock, M. K., Holmberg, E. B., Photos, V. I. , & Michel, B. D. (2007). The Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview: Development, reliability, and validity in an adolescent sample. Psychological Assessment, 19, 309-317.
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    • Suicidal Behaviors Questionnaire – Revised (SBQ-R) | Osman, Bagge, Gutierrez, Konick, Kopper, Barrios | 2001
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      • Reference Osman, A., Bagge, C. L., Gutierrez, P. M., Konick, L. C., Kopper, B. A., & Barrios, F. X. (2001). The Suicidal Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R): validation with clinical and nonclinical samples. Assessment, 8(4), 443-454.
    • Reasons for Living Scale | Linehan | 1996
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