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W.A. Nolen

Instruments for general measuring in psychiatric practice

J.M. Havenaar, J. van Os, D. Wiersma

summary There is a marked increase in the use of measuring instruments for the assessment of various aspects of a patient's condition. The choice of instruments will depend partly on the purpose for which the instrument is to be used and on the ti...

Measuring instruments at the initial assessment of psychiatric patients

A.T.F. Beekman, E. de Beurs

summary We aimed to find out whether the use of measuring instruments at the initial assessment of a psychiatric patient can enhance the value of a psychiatric examination performed by experienced clinicians. The possible 'added value' of measurin...

Instruments for measuring psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents

R.F. Ferdinand, M.H.M. van Lier, G.H.F van der Most, P.F.A. de Nijs, C.G. Reichart, F.H.W. Dekkers

summary In clinical practice various assessments tools are available for use with children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders. The tools can be used for screening and diagnosis and for measuring the severity of the disorder. This article ...

Instruments for measuring for cognitive disorders

R.M. Kok, F.R.J. Verhey, B Schmand

summary In clinical practice many instruments are available for the screening and diagnosis of cognitive disorders. Measuring instruments can also be used to assess the severity of these disorders. On the basis of the literature and the availabili...

Instruments for measuring addictive disorders

G. Dom, V. Raes, B. de Wilde, W. van den Brink

summary Several screening, diagnostic and assessment instruments can provide valuable guidance for the treatment of addictive disorders. In screening for alcohol problems we recommend the regular use of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Tes...

Instruments for measuring psychotic disorders

H. Knegtering, R. Bruggeman

summary There are limits to what can be achieved with the instruments for measuring psychotic disorders. However, the diagnosis of psychotic disorders is supported by various semi-structured diagnostic interviews. The severity of the various sympt...

Instruments for measuring mood disorders

W.A. Nolen, P.M.A.J. Dingemans

summary Several instruments are available for screening on mood disorders (depression and bipolar disorder) and for measuring their severity. During the treatment of unipolar depressions it is advisable to apply on a regular basis a severity scale...

Instruments for measuring anxiety disorders

A.J.L.M. van Balkom, E. de Beurs, J.E. Hovens, I.M. van Vliet

summary In clinical practice several measuring instruments are available for use with patients suffering from panic disorders with or without agoraphobia, social phobia, obsessive compulsive disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder. Most of the ...

Instruments for measuring somatoform disorders

A.M. van Hemert, M.W.M. de Waal, Y.R. van Rood

summary For clinical practice various instruments are available for measuring the intensity of somatoform disorders. The intensity of a single symptom is measured with verbal, visual or numerical scales. On the basis of available Dutch validity da...

Instruments for measuring dissociative disorders

H.N. Sno

summary This article describes several instruments that can be used for the screening of dis-sociative symptoms. These instruments are the Dissociative Experience Scale (DES), the Dissociation Questionnaire (DIS-Q) and the Somatoform Dissociation ...

Instruments for measuring eating disorders

W. Vandereycken, L. Claes, H. Bloks

summary In clinical practice various measuring instruments are available for screening and diagnosing eating disorders. Dutch-language versions of the most important of these instruments are reviewed. On the basis of psychometric criteria and clin...

Instruments for measuring personality disorders

P.M.A.J. Dingemans, H.N. Sno

summary The development of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM, currently version IV) has stimulated the operationalisation of classification criteria assessment instruments. The instruments ('screeners' and interviews)...

Instruments for measuring medication-induced movement disorders

P.N. van Harten

summary Several compounds, in particular antipsychotics, can cause drug-induced movement disorders such as dyskinesia, akathisia, parkinsonism and dystonia. A clinical examination is required in order to screen for these movement disorders. The r...

Instruments for measuring psychopathology in psychiatric training