The function of assessment within psychological therapies : a psychodynamic view / Kamran Ghaffari, Luigi Caparrotta.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 83-94) and index.

Foreword / Phil Richardson -- National Health Service model and expectations -- Mental Health and the role of psychological therapies -- The role of assessment within psychological therapies -- Definition and function of the assessor -- The referral process -- Pre-referral stage -- Referral source and reasons for referral -- Referral letter -- Referral route -- Questionnaires -- Assessment attendance rate and waiting time -- Pre-specialist opinion -- Is psychological intervention the treatment of choice? -- Is psychological therapy an alternative to pharmacological therapy? -- Is psychotherapy a suitable adjunct to other therapeutic modalities? -- Is the patient's poor compliance with medication amenable to a psychological therapy intervention? -- Is the clinical picture confounded by disturbance of the personality hampering therapeutic engagement? -- Can an assessment help to unravel a therapeutic stalemate? -- Specialist assessment -- What are the patient's key problems and difficulties? -- Listening and history taking -- Diagnostic assessment -- Risk assessment -- Suitability for psychological therapy -- Is psychological intervention a suitable form of treatment for this particular patient? -- Motivation for change -- Capacity to form a working relationship -- Psychodynamic assessment -- Is the patient suitable for psychodynamic psychotherapy? -- Capacity to think psychologically (psychological mindedness) -- Ego strength -- Relationship to reality -- Quality of object relationships -- Affective capacity.

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There are various different psychological therapies, but their shared aim is to help the sufferers of mental disorders. The role of assessment and the decisions following that are crucial in the treatment process. However, the formal training in assessment is non-existent. This volume offers guidelines for assessment in a clear and concise form.

English.

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