Barkley Functional Impairment Scale (Bfis for Adults)

ISBN-13: 9781609182199 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 118 str.

Russell A. Barkley

Opis

To diagnose a mental disorder or evaluate a disability claim, clinicians must assess functional impairment--not just the presence of symptoms. Meeting a key need, the Barkley Functional Impairment Scale (BFIS) is the first empirically based, norm-referenced tool designed to evaluate possible impairment in 15 major domains of psychosocial functioning in adults. Featuring both self-report and other-report forms (for example, spouse, parent, or sibling), the BFIS is reliable, valid, and user friendly. The long version takes the average adult 5-7 minutes to complete, and the Quick Screen takes only 3-5 minutes.
Includes Permission to Photocopy
Enhancing the convenience and value of the BFIS, the limited photocopy license allows purchasers to reproduce the forms and score sheets without the expense of reordering materials from the publisher. The large format and sturdy wire binding facilitate photocopying.

Recenzje

This tool fills a huge void in current psychological assessment practices--finally, we have a psychometrically sound, norm-referenced instrument to measure functional impairment in adults. The BFIS is conceptually sound, empirically derived, ecologically valid, highly reliable, and clinically useful. The ease of administration and interpretation is a major plus. This scale is a great asset for assessment of patients in any clinical or mental health setting. Kudos to Dr. Barkley for responding so keenly to a pressing need in our field.--Lawrence Lewandowski, PhD, Department of Psychology, Syracuse University

Clinicians and scholars agree that functional impairment is critical to the diagnosis of psychological disorders, as well as a major focus of intervention. But most measures of impairment lack evidence of psychometric quality. In contrast, the BFIS has impressive normative data and reliability and validity evidence. With this scale, clinicians can make confident judgments about how impaired a client is relative to the general population, leading to more informed decisions about prioritizing treatment goals. Graduate students taking courses in clinical assessment or rehabilitation counseling could learn much from the conceptual background and empirical data that Barkley offers. And clinical researchers now have a new tool to accurately quantify impairment when conducting studies with a range of populations. The BFIS helps to solve the long-standing problem of measuring how well someone functions in everyday life.--Benjamin J. Lovett, PhD, Department of Psychology, Elmira College

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Spis treści

Introduction

1. Psychosocial Impairment: Definition and Assessment

2. Development of the BFIS: History, Survey Methods, and Normative Sample

3. Factor Analysis, Score Construction, and Item Frequencies

4. Relationship of the BFIS Scores to Demographic Factors in the Normative Sample

5. Reliability

6. Validity

7. Scoring and Interpretation of the BFIS Forms

Appendix: BFIS Forms and Score Sheets

·    BFIS-LF: Self-Report

·    BFIS Quick Screen: Self-Report

·    BFIS-LF: Other-Report

·    BFIS Quick Screen: Other-Report

·    BFIS Impairment Interview

·    BFIS-LF: Self-Report Score Sheet for Raw Scores (Ages 18–39)

·    BFIS-LF: Self-Report Score Sheet for Raw Scores (Ages 40–59)

·    BFIS-LF: Self-Report Score Sheet for Raw Scores (Ages 60–89)

·    BFIS Quick Screen: Self-Report Score Sheet for Raw Scores (All Ages)

O autorze

Russell A. Barkley, PhD, ABPP, ABCN, is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. Dr. Barkley has worked with children, adolescents, and families since the 1970s and is the author of numerous bestselling books for both professionals and the public, including Taking Charge of ADHD and Your Defiant Child. He has also published six assessment scales and more than 300 scientific articles and book chapters on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, executive functioning, and childhood defiance, and is editor of the newsletter The ADHD Report. A frequent conference presenter and speaker who is widely cited in the national media, Dr. Barkley is past president of the Section on Clinical Child Psychology (the former Division 12) of the American Psychological Association (APA), and of the International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. He is a recipient of awards from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the APA, among other honors. His website is www.russellbarkley.org.