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Assessing Impairment From Theory to Practice /

Impairment and disability are widely used terms, yet considerable disagreement exists as to their relationship-especially when impairment means different things to different professionals in the fields of mental health, medicine, and education. Although diagnostic criteria for various disorders are...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Goldstein, Sam (Editor ), Naglieri, Jack A. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edición:1st ed. 2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Defining the Evolving Concept of Impairment
  • Measurement of Symptom Severity and Impairment
  • The Role of Family and Situational Problems in Understanding and Reducing Impairment
  • Relationships Between Adaptive Behavior and Impairment
  • Psychometric Issues in the Assessment of Impairment
  • The Medical Model of Impairment
  • The DSM Model of Impairment
  • Measuring Impairment in a Legal Context: Practical Considerations in the Evaluation of Psychiatric and Learning Disabilities
  • Impairment in Children
  • Impairment in the Geriatric Population
  • Assessing Occupational Disability Following Trauma and Impairment
  • Conclusion.