Individual problem rating: a proposed scale.
A procedure for Individual Problem Rating (IPR) in the evaluation of community mental health and other types of service programs is presented. The instrument is based on client reports of problems, and its uses problem severity and relative importance as criteria for rating. The issues of client self-rating, variation in levels of abstraction among listed problems, interaction between problems, reliability, and valor to IPR's adoption in clinical practice and treatment evaluations.
D001294:Attitude to Health; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics