title: Free, brief, and validated: Standardized instruments for low-resource mental health settings.
abstract: Evidence-based assessment has received little attention despite its critical importance to the evidence-based practice movement. Given the limited resources in the public sector, it is necessary for evidence-based assessment to utilize tools with established reliability and validity metrics that are free, easily accessible, and brief. We review tools that meet these criteria for youth and adult mental health for the most prevalent mental health disorders to provide a clinical guide and reference for the selection of assessment tools for public sector settings. We also discuss recommendations for how to move forward the evidence-based assessment agenda.
authors: Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 3535 Market Street, 3015, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors: Rinad S
authors: RS
authors: Beidas
authors: Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 3535 Market Street, 3015, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors: Rebecca E
authors: RE
authors: Stewart
authors: Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 3535 Market Street, 3015, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors: Lucia
authors: L
authors: Walsh
authors: Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 3535 Market Street, 3015, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA ; Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
authors: Steven
authors: S
authors: Lucas
authors: Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 3535 Market Street, 3015, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors: Margaret Mary
authors: MM
authors: Downey
authors: Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual DisAbility Services, Philadelphia, PA.
authors: Kamilah
authors: K
authors: Jackson
authors: Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 3535 Market Street, 3015, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors: Tara
authors: T
authors: Fernandez
authors: Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 3535 Market Street, 3015, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors: David S
authors: DS
authors: Mandell
keywords: evidence-based assessment; evidence-based practice; public sector
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