San Antonio College Library

"Effective treatment for eating disorders requires a thorough, multifaceted assessment of their complex symptoms. Concise and practical yet comprehensive, this unique volume offers up-to-date tools for gathering needed diagnostic information and conceptualizing the treatment needs of patients with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and related problems. With contributions from leading experts, the book is timely, evidence based,...

Provides information necessary to identify, report, and investigate child abuse.

"Filled with information on more than 150 tests and including more than 650 references, this practical and user-friendly text emphasizes a top-down, functional approach to the assessment of movement skills." "The book's appendixes categorize and summarize 45 commonly used assessment instruments, present 35 selected standards for test users from the Task Force on Standards for Measurement in Physical Therapy, and provide a Z-score table for performing...

This concise and up-to-date guide to schizophrenia focuses on dealing with many aspects of the illness--complying with treatment, managing crises, being a caregiver, communicating with the care team, and coping skills. It also provides practical approaches to common issues such financial support, housing, employment, interacting with the legal system, stress management, socialization, and negative emotions.--From publisher description. "Written by...

"This comprehensive volume shows how to use both diagnostic and behavioral assessment knowledgeably and effectively throughout the process of treatment. The two traditions have developed along separate paths--each with its own conceptual underpinnings and psychometric strengths. Used together, they can produce a complete picture of a child's or adolescent's needs and strengths. The expert editors and contributors describe the full range of evidence-based...