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Daniel Bruns - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Clinical and Forensic Standards for the Psychological Assessment of Patients with Chronic Pain
Psychological Injury and Law, 2014Co-Authors: Daniel BrunsAbstract:Pain is a subjective Psychological experience that is experienced from time to time by virtually everyone. Despite pain’s subjective nature, litigation for pain and suffering has been recognized by the courts for centuries, and currently accounts for the majority of damages awarded in medical malpractice cases. Advances in technology notwithstanding, the experience of pain cannot be objectively assessed by medical imaging and must instead be assessed by Psychological methods. Conducting a Psychological Assessment of a patient with chronic pain requires knowledge of the nature of pain and factors that might influence pain reports. Clinical and forensic examiners can benefit from knowledge of standards regarding which patients should be referred for Psychological Assessment, for who can perform Psychological Assessments, for determining which variables to assess, about Psychological test selection, for test security, for interviewing the patient with chronic pain, for allowing third party observers, and for other matters. To this end, this article reviews relevant laws, case law, regulations, professional standards, clinical practice guidelines, professional practice guidelines, professional consensus statements pertaining to Psychological testing and Assessment methods, and presurgical Psychological Assessment methods. The conclusion addresses the application of these findings to the Psychological Assessment of patients with chronic pain.
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The Psychological Assessment of Patients with Chronic Pain
Treatment of Chronic Pain by Integrative Approaches, 2014Co-Authors: Daniel Bruns, John Mark DisorbioAbstract:There is strong evidence that the biopsychosocial model does not apply only to dysfunctional patients with chronic pain, but rather represents the inherent nature of pain. Research has determined that Psychological tests are scientifically as valid and reliable as medical tests with regard to diagnostics and predicting a patient’s response to treatments for pain. As many payers and guidelines now require Psychological evaluations prior to authorizing certain treatments for pain, pain clinics increasingly use some form of Psychological Assessment. While there are a large number of psychometric questionnaires used to assess patients with chronic pain, only a few have undergone the rigorous process required to become standardized tests, and these are reviewed. Both evidence and opinion are converging on a set of psychosocial variables that should be assessed when treating patients with chronic pain, and these can all be organized within a biopsychosocial “vortex” paradigm. A standardized method of Psychological Assessment can identify patients who are at low, moderate, and high risk, and this is illustrated with three case vignettes.
Wendy L. Ward - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Psychological Assessment of the adolescent bariatric surgery candidate.
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 2013Co-Authors: Heather Austin, Kevin C. Smith, Wendy L. WardAbstract:Bariatric surgery for adolescents is an increasingly acceptable treatment option. However, research regarding who makes a successful candidate is limited. Although presurgical Psychological Assessment is deemed important before bariatric surgery, no formal standards of practice exist. The purpose of this paper is to provide further information and structure for successfully completing a comprehensive preoperative Psychological Assessment of the adolescent bariatric surgical patient. Contraindications and factors that affect adherence and postsurgical outcome are reviewed, incorporating available research and emerging standards of practice. Common recommendations for the adolescent (and family) after Psychological Assessment are also presented. Additional research and discussion regarding the Psychological Assessment of the adolescent bariatric surgery patient and the role of the psychologist on the multidisciplinary team is warranted.
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Review article Psychological Assessment of the adolescent bariatric surgery candidate
2013Co-Authors: Heather Austin, Kevin C. Smith, Wendy L. WardAbstract:Bariatric surgery for adolescents is an increasingly acceptable treatment option. However, research regarding who makes a successful candidate is limited. Although presurgical Psychological Assessment is deemed important before bariatric surgery, no formal standards of practice exist. The purpose of this paper is to provide further information and structure for successfully completing a comprehensive preoperative Psychological Assessment of the adolescent bariatric surgical patient. Contraindications and factors that affect adherence and postsurgical outcome are reviewed, incorporating available research and emerging standards of practice. Common recommendations for the adolescent (and family) after Psychological Assessment are also presented. Additional research and discussion regarding the Psychological Assessment of the adolescent bariatric surgery patient and the role of the psychologist on the multidisciplinary team is warranted. (Surg Obes Relat Dis 2013;9:474–481.) r 2013 American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. All rights reserved.
Kate Cockcroft - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Psychological Assessment in post-apartheid South Africa: the way forward:
South African Journal of Psychology, 2014Co-Authors: Sumaya Laher, Kate CockcroftAbstract:In 2014, South Africa is into its 20th year since the 1994 elections which ushered in a democratic government and marked the official end of apartheid. The discipline of Psychology has in this time attained many milestones, several of which relate to the sub-discipline of Psychological Assessment. Prior to, during, and post-apartheid, Psychological Assessment featured as one of the most contentious areas in the history of the country, as well as the history of Psychology. In this article, we provide some critical insights into those aspects in the history of Psychological Assessment in South Africa that have led it to be the provocative field it is today. We also identify the positive contributions of Psychological Assessment that have facilitated South Africa’s movement towards a more just and equitable society. The article concludes with suggestions for the future development of Psychological Assessment and how it can serve to enhance the discipline of Psychology and the wellbeing of South Africans.
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Psychological Assessment in South Africa: Research and applications
2013Co-Authors: Sumaya Laher, Kate CockcroftAbstract:This book provides an overview of the research related to Psychological Assessment across South Africa. The thirty-six chapters provide a combination of psychometric theory and practical Assessment applications in order to combine the currently disparate research that has been conducted locally in this field. Existing South African texts on Psychological Assessment are predominantly academic textbooks that explain psychometric theory and provide brief descriptions of a few testing instruments. Psychological Assessment in South Africa provides in-depth coverage of a range of areas within the broad field of Psychological Assessment, including research conducted with various Psychological instruments. The chapters critically interrogate the current Eurocentric and Western cultural hegemonic practices that dominate the field of Psychological Assessment. The book therefore has the potential to function both as an academic text for graduate students, as well as a specialist resource for professionals, including psychologists, psychometrists, remedial teachers and human resource practitioners.
Justin J. F. O’rourke - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Psychological Assessment and Intervention in Rehabilitation
Braddom's Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1Co-Authors: Jason R. Soble, Evan T. Schulze, Zachary J. Resch, Edan A. Critchfield, Justin J. F. O’rourkeAbstract:Abstract Patients often present with diverse cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and psychosocial comorbidities following physical injury that can substantially impact their participation in and outcome following rehabilitation if not effectively managed. Accordingly, Psychological Assessment and intervention frequently play a critical role in evidence-based interdisciplinary rehabilitation. Specifically, objective Psychological and neuroPsychological Assessment can contribute to overall patient care by assisting with differential diagnosis; characterizing strengths/weakness to inform rehabilitation therapies and disposition planning; monitoring cognitive, emotional, and behavioral functioning serially; and identifying factors that can adversely affect participation. Psychological interventions further contribute to rehabilitation via providing critical education to patients and family; remediation of acquired neurobehavioral deficits following injury (e.g., disinhibition) or other problematic behaviors (e.g., noncompliance with rehabilitation therapies); cognitive remediation/compensatory strategy training; assisting patients with adjusting to disability; and psychotherapeutic treatment for comorbid psychiatric disorders (e.g., depression; anxiety). Finally, both Psychological Assessment and intervention are inherently flexible clinical services that can (and should) be tailored to the physician’s clinical question(s) and the unique rehabilitation needs of the individual patient to maximize overall patient outcome and quality of life.
Nancy S. Thurston - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Teaching Christian Faith Integration in Psychological Assessment Courses
Journal of Psychology and Theology, 2014Co-Authors: Wayne Adams, Mark R. Mcminn, Nancy S. ThurstonAbstract:Within the existing literature that emphasizes the integration of faith and psychology, topics related to Psychological Assessment are rare inclusions. Yet, it is commonly recognized that Assessment measures provide useful clinical information. This article highlights the domain of Psychological Assessment as fertile ground for integrating psychology with spirituality. Three graduate-level faculty members who each teach Psychological Assessment courses in a clinical training program describe specific ways they integrate Christian faith and Psychological Assessment in the classroom. Foci for future efforts that would bring the areas of faith and Psychological Assessment together are described along with some of the benefits such efforts would yield, especially for clinical practice. An adage offered freely in psychology training programs is that effective treatment requires effective Assessment. Fortunately, Psychological Assessment is a credible endeavor that informs treatment for many practitioners. As part of the American Psychological Association's (APA) Professional Assessment Work Group (PAWG), Meyer et al. (2001) presented results obtained from 69 meta-analyses pertaining to Psychological Assessment and 57 meta-analyses of testing done in general medical settings. The PAWG presented compelling evidence for both the effectiveness of Psychological Assessment and its comparability with medical Assessment (see also Clay, 2006). Moreover, it is clear that clinicians who base their treatments only on clinical interviews have an incomplete understanding of their patients and clients (Meyer et al., 2001). Psychological Assessment is one of the foundational competencies identified by the American Psychological Association (Fouad, Grus, C.L., Hatcher, R. L, Kaslow, NJ., Hutchings, P. S., 2009). Table 1 denotes the recommended Assessment knowledge, skills, and attitudes that should be demonstrable when a trainee enters practicum, internship, and independent practice. Treatment intervention is another foundational competency domain that occupies a similar amount of space in APA's competency guidelines. However, in faith integration journals and professional conferences sponsored by organizations such as Christian Association for Psychological Studies (CAPS), intervention dramatically overshadows Assessment. A quick search of back issues of this journal from 2001 to 2013 revealed that just six published articles, of more than 100, featured Psychological Assessment content. Perusing conference programs of organizations focusing on the integration of faith and learning (e.g., CAPS) yielded relatively few inclusions of presentations or posters related to Assessment. Why is there such an apparent void in the integration of psychology and Christianity and Assessment? TABLE 1 Suggested Assessment Competencies Domains to be Achieved by practicum, Internsbip and Independet Practice, and "Bebavioral Anchors (1)" Behavioral Anchors for Different Professi onal Levels Domain Practicum Internship Measurement and Basic Under supervision, Psych [C]metrics knowledge selects of scientific Assessment and measures theoretical appropriate aspects of to common referral test questions, construction and with attention and to issues of interviewing reliability and validity Evaluation Basic knowledge Awareness of Methods of strengths and administration Limitation of and administration. scoring of scoring and traditional interpretation of Assessment traditional measures, Assessment including MMSE including technological advances Applications of Awareness of Under supervision, Methods need to base selects diagnosis on appropriate multiple breadth of sources of Assessment tools information. …
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Teaching Christian Faith Integration in Psychological Assessment Courses
Journal of Psychology and Theology, 2014Co-Authors: Wayne Adams, Mark R. Mcminn, Nancy S. ThurstonAbstract:Within the existing literature that emphasizes the integration of faith and psychology, topics related to Psychological Assessment are rare inclusions. Yet, it is commonly recognized that assessmen...
