Erscheint: Oktober 2026
Buch (Hardcover): Fachbuch
Guide to the Depression / Anxiety Negative Affect V2 Scale
Common Factors
Verlag:
Springer Verlag Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: P35452059
EAN: 9783032364548
Erscheint: Oktober 2026
Versand: Kostenlos
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Beschreibung
This manual provides comprehensive guidance for the Depression/Anxiety Negative Affect Scale (DANA), a clinician-rated progress monitoring and outcome assessment (PMOA) instrument specifically designed for psychotherapy. The DANA addresses critical gaps in current measurement approaches by focusing on observable negative affect states rather than relying solely on client self-report. The manual details the theoretical foundations, administration procedures, score interpretation, psychometric properties, and clinical applications of the DANA. The importance of this work stems from the growing emphasis on accountability in mental health services, high failure rates in counseling and psychotherapy, and the demonstrated success of feedback-enhanced therapies (FETs). Current progress monitoring tools often suffer from avoidance errors, rater biases, and limited change-sensitivity. The DANA was developed to overcome these limitations through its emphasis on observable behavioral indicators of negative affect, brief administration time, and structured rating approach that minimizes common systematic errors. At a moment when the need for mental health services has never been greater, systematic progress monitoring may be the most important advance in psychotherapy in decades. This book gives clinicians a practical, theoretically grounded tool for answering the question that matters most: Is my client actually getting better.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Scott T. Meier
Zielgruppe
- Professional/practitioner
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2026
Format
- Buch (Hardcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 235