Assessing Impairment

2. Defining the Evolving Concept of Impairment
Sam Goldstein, Jack Naglieri

3. Measurement of Symptom Severity and Impairment
Lawrence J. Lewandowski, Benjamin J. Lovett, Michael Gordon

4. The Role of Family and Situational Problems in Understanding and Reducing Impairment
John W. Eagle

5. Relationships Between Adaptive Behavior and Impairment
Jeffrey Ditterline, Thomas Oakland

6. Psychometric Issues in the Assessment of Impairment
Jack Naglieri

7. The Medical Model of Impairment
Norma Leclair, Steven Leclair, Christopher R. Brigham

8. The DSM Model of Impairment
Diana K. Joyce, Allison G. Dempsey

9. Measuring Impairment in a Legal Context: Practical Considerations in the Evaluation of Psychiatric and Learning Disabilities
Benjamin J. Lovett, Michael Gordon, Lawrence J. Lewandowski

10. Impairment in Children
Gregory A. Fabiano, William E. Pelham

11. Impairment in the Geriatric Population
Holly Tuokko, Lesley Ritchie

12. Assessing Occupational Disability Following Trauma and Impairment
Jason M. Walker, Stacey A. Petersen

13. Conclusion
Sam Goldstein, Jack A. Naglieri

Keywords: Psychology, Education (general), Clinical Psychology, Child and School Psychology