Finding Tests and Measures: General Tests

Directories contain a brief description, the name and address of a contact person or organization, and often include references that discuss or evaluate the test. The description may include information on the availability, reliability and validity of the test. The directories often contain subject indexes as well as author and title indexes. The Medical Library has the following general directories in its reference collection located in the Information Room:

Advanced research methodology: an annotated guide to sources. R. Barker Bausell. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1991.
Assessment scales in old age psychiatry. Alistair Burns, Brian Lawlor, Sarah Craig. Malden, Mass.: Distributed in the United States by Blackwell Science, 1999.
The Bech, Hamilton, and Zung Scales for mood disorders: screening and listening: a twenty years update with references to DSM-IV and ICD-10. Per Bech. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 1995.
The Behavioral outcomes and guidelines sourcebook: a progress report and resource guide on mental health and substance abuse management.Washington, DC: Faulkner & Gray's Healthcare Information Center, 1995-
Compendium of neuropsychological tests: administration, norms, and commentary. 2nd ed. Otfried Spreen, Esther Strauss. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998.
Comprehensive, annotated bibliography of selected psychological tests: interpersonal checklist, MMPI short forms, the Blacky pictures. Earl S. Taulbee and Thomas L. Clark. Troy, NY: Whitston Pub. Co., 1982.
Directory of unpublished experimental mental measures, volumes 1-7. Bert A. Goldman Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 1996 -
Gender roles: a handbook of text and measures. Carole A. Beere. New York: Greenwood Press, 1990.
Handbook of assessment methods for eating behaviors and weight-related problems: measures, theory, and research. David B. Allison, ed. London: Sage Publications, 1995.
Handbook of psychiatric measures. American Psychiatric Association, Task Force for the Handbook of Psychiatric Measures. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association, 2000
An Introduction to psychological tests and scales. Kate Miriam Loewenthal. Philadelphia; Psychology Press, 2001.
Measuring Disease: a review of disease-specific quality of life measurement scales. Ann Bowling. Philadelphia; Open University Press, 2001.
Measurement tools in patient education. Barbara K. Redman, editor. New York: Springer Pub. Co., 1998.
Measures for clinical practice: a sourcebook. 2nd ed. Joel Fischer New York: Maxwell Macmillan International . 1994 Vol 1: Couples, Families and Children; Vol. 2: Adults
Measures of family functioning for research and practice. Kathleen J. Sawin, Marcia P. Harrigan ; Pierre Woog, editor. New York : Springer Pub. Co., c1995.
Measures of need and outcome for primary health care. David Wilkin, Lesley Hallam, and Marie-Anne Doggett. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1993.
Measuring health : a guide to rating scales and questionnaires. Ian McDowell, Claire Newell. 2nd ed. New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.
Mental health outcome measures. Graman Thornicroft, Michele Tansella, eds. New York: Springer, 1996.
Mental measurements yearbook. 14th edition. Highland Park, N.J.: The Mental Measurements Yearbook, 2001.
MMPI-2: assessing personality and psychopathology. 3rd ed., John R. Graham. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999.
Personality tests and reviews II: a monograph consisting of the personality sections of the seventh Mental Measurements Yearbook (1972) and Tests in Print II (1974). Oscar Krisen Buros, editor. Highland Park, N.J.: Gryphon Press, 1975.
Personality tests and reviews: including an index to The Mental Measurements Yearbook. Oscar Krisen Buros, editor. Highland Park, N.J.: Gryphon Press, 1970. Ref 16 BF431 M42 1970.
Practitioner's guide to developmental and psychological testing. Glen Aylward P. New York: Plenum Medical, 1994.
Rating scales in mental health. Martha Sajatovi, Luis F. Ramirez. Hudson, OH: Lexi-Comp, 2001.
Sex and gender issues: a handbook of tests and measures. Carole A. Beere. New York: Greenwood, 1990.
Source book of geriatric assessment (Evaluations en gerontologie. English). Liliane Israel, Djordje Kozarevic, Norman Sartorius. New York: Karger, 1984.
Sourcebook of adult assessment strategies. Nicola S. Schutte and John M. Malouff. New York : Plenum Press, c1995.
Tests: a comprehensive reference for assessments in psychology, education, and business. 4th edition. Taddy Maddox, general editor. Austin, Tex.: Pro-Ed, 1997.
Tests in print V: an index to tests, test reviews, and the literature on specific tests. Linda L. Murphy, Jane Close Conoley, James C. Impara, eds. Lincoln, Neb.: Buros Institute of Mental Measurements, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1999.