Routledge Handbook of Psychological Assessment in Primary Care Settings, Second Edition

The second edition of the Handbook of Psychological Assessment in Primary Care Settings offers an overview of the application of psychological screening and assessment instruments in primary care settings. This indispensable reference addresses current psychological assessment needs and practices in primary care settings to inform psychologists, behavioral health clinicians, and primary care providers of the clinical benefits that can result from utilizing psychological assessment and other behavioral health care services in primary care settings. Review “The area of psychological assessment in primary care settings is certainly a hot topic, both within the assessment field, but also more generally within clinical psychology training and practice issues. The central focus of this handbook on integrated assessment within primary care settings [is] important and timely…Assessment is a critical component of integrative psychology services within primary care services. This handbook will provide an overview of this topic, detailed recommendations concerning specific assessment instruments, and in-depth case examples.”― Robert Archer, PhD, author, Assessing Adolescent Psychopathology: MMPI-A / MMPI-A-RF, Fourth Edition About the Author Dr. Maruish is the president of Southcross Consulting which offers consultation to test publishers, healthcare research organizations, and others regarding psychological assessment products, publications, and strategies. He has published 10 books and numerous book chapters and scientific papers on psychological testing and assessment. He is a Fellow of both the American Psychological Association and the American Academy of Assessment Psychology.