Diagnostic Assessment Tools:
1. Structured Clinical Interviews for DSM Disorders (SCID): Used
for diagnosing various psychiatric disorders based on the DSM.
2. Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI): A
structured diagnostic interview for psychiatric disorders.
3. Beck Depression Inventory (BDI): Measures the severity of
depression.
4. Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D): Assesses the
severity of depressive symptoms.
5. Structured Clinical Interview for ICD-10 (SCID-10): Focuses on
diagnosing mental disorders according to the ICD-10.
6. Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS): Used for
diagnosing autism spectrum disorders.
7. Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS): Measures intellectual
functioning and helps diagnose intellectual disabilities.
8. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI): Assesses
personality and psychopathology and is often used in clinical diagnosis.
9. Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI): Assesses personality and
psychopathology, similar to the MMPI.
Screening Assessment Tools:
1. Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9): Screens for depression
and assesses its severity.
2. Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD-7): Screens for generalized
anxiety disorder.
3. Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS): Screens for
postpartum depression.
4. Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT): Screens for
alcohol use disorders.
5. Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST-10): Screens for drug abuse and
dependence.
6. Primary Care PTSD Screen (PC-PTSD): Screens for post-traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD).
7. Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS): Screens
and assesses the severity of depression.
8. Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS): Screens for depression in older
adults.
9. Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC): Screens for psychosocial and
emotional problems in children and adolescents.
10. Human Figure Drawing (HFD): Used for assessing
psychological and emotional factors through drawings.
