From leading authorities, this book presents evidence-based strategies for using multimethod assessment to enhance clinical practice. The volume is organized around key assessment targets in the areas of personality, psychopathology, and clinical management (for example, treatment planning and progress monitoring). Each chapter presents multiple methods that are particularly useful for assessing the issue at hand, provides a framework for using these methods together, and reviews the empirical data supporting their integration. Illustrative case examples clarify the approaches described and show how incorporating assessment into treatment can strengthen the therapeutic relationship. --- from the publisher Reviews and Endorsements: “The editors and contributors do an excellent job of documenting the benefits of multimethod assessment. The book identifies and reviews validating evidence for the assessment methods most commonly used in personality description, differential diagnosis, and treatment planning and outcome evaluation. Chapters provide instructive guidelines and case illustrations for combining interview, test, observational, and informant data to generate incremental validity and increase the predictive power of clinical assessments. This book makes a valuable contribution.” —Irving B. Weiner, PhD, ABPP, Department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences, University of South Florida “This is an unusually rich and masterful volume, with contributions from numerous authorities in the assessment field. Hopwood and Bornstein have succeeded in outlining the need for a multimethod approach and in providing clear guidance on how to implement such an approach in the clinic. This important book is well suited to graduate courses in assessment and is an indispensable addition to any practitioner's library.” —Robert F. Krueger, PhD, Hathaway Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota Contents: Introduction to Multimethod Clinical Assessment, Robert F. Bornstein and Christopher J. Hopwood I. Personality and Individual Differences 1. Multimethod Clinical Assessment of Traits, Janine Galione and Thomas F. Oltmanns 2. Multimethod Clinical Assessment of Interpersonal Dynamics, Aaron L. Pincus, Pamela Sadler, Erik Woody, Michael J. Roche, Katherine M. Thomas, and Aidan G. C. Wright 3. Multimethod Assessment of Affective Processes, Rachel L. Tomko and Timothy J. Trull 4. Multimethod Assessment of Existential Concerns: A Terror Management Perspective, Spee Kosloff, Molly Maxfield, and Sheldon Solomon 5. Mulitmethod Assessment of Implicit and Explicit Processes, Alex Cogswell and Natalie Emmert II. Psychopathology and Resilience 6. Multimethod Assessment of Anxiety: Integrating Data from Subjective Experience, Cognitive Performance, and Neurophysiological Measures, Jason S. Moser, Amy Przeworski, Hans S. Schroder, and Kimberly Marie Dunbeck 7. Multimethod Assessment of the Adult Externalizing Spectrum: Disorders of Antisocial Behavior and Substance Abuse, Daniel M. Blonigen and Amy Wytiaz 8. Clinical Assessment of Thought Quality: A Multimethod Approach, Mark A. Blais and Iruma Bello 9. Multimethod Assessment of Resilience: Integration with an Individual-Differences Model, Christy A. Denckla and Anthony D. Mancini III. Clinical Management 10. Multimethod Assessment and Treatment Planning, Joni L. Mihura and Robert A. Graceffo 11. Psychotherapy Progress and Process Assessment, A. Pascual-Leone, Terence Singh, Shawn Harrington, and Nikita Yeryomenko 12. Multimethod Assessment of Distortion: Integrating Data from Interviews, Collateral Records, and Standardized Assessment Tools, Danielle Burchett and R. Michael Bagby 13. Multimethod Risk Assessment, Michael L. Stanfill, Suzanne O’Brien, and Donald J. Viglione, Jr. 14. Integration and Therapeutic Presentation of Multimethod Assessment Results: An Empirically Supported Framework and Case Example, Justin D. Smith and Stephen E. Finn Conclusion: Toward a Framework for Integrating Multimethod Clinical Assessment Data, Christopher J. Hopwood and Robert F. Bornstein |