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Measurements In Clinical Psychiatry, Amresh Srivastava

Amresh Srivastava

Measuring psychopathology is a modern and scientific development in clinical psychiatry. . This approach to psychological assessment is consistent with the principles of evidence-based medicine. Psychological assessment is, however, much more than just the data collected from psychometrically strong measures. This draft is prepared as per the requirements for developing standard of care in clinical practice in Parkwood hospital. In this draft we address some basic questions: • Is there a merit in introducing measurements in psychiatric practice in this institution? • Is it possible and feasible for patient care? Considering the first question, there is enough evidence that measurement …