title: Psychological testing of the psychiatrically injured worker.
abstract: The aim of this chapter is to provide the occupational health worker with an overview of psychological testing, including the rationale for utilizing psychological testing, the psychometric foundations of psychological tests, the types of psychological tests, and the issues related to the psychological assessment of work-related psychiatric and neuropsychiatric disorders.
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Morgenthaler
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000523:psychology*; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D014938:Work Capacity Evaluation