A compendium of psychosocial measures

Dear All,

I would like to draw your attention to a new book in the library entitled A compendium of psychosocial measures : assessment of people with serious mental illnesses in the community



This contains information about a range of scales and tests used in the area of behavioural and social sciences in health. (This year there have been many inquiries about locating such measurement tools).

Each scale is summarised in terms of its primary source, purpose, reliability and validity. A brief description of the scale is also included.

I hope you'll find this resource useful.

Cheers,

Kate

New Books on Ageing in the Health Sciences Library

Dear All,

The following books are brand new acquisitions... look for them on the New Book Display in the Library...

Residential design for aging in place / Drue Lawlor, Michael A. Thomas.

Learning to be old : gender, culture, and aging / Margaret Cruikshank.

Healthy longevity in China : demographic, socioeconomic, and psychological dimensions / edited by Zeng Yi ... [et al.].

Aging and cognition : research methodologies and empirical advances / edited by Hayden B. Bosworth and Christopher Hertzog.

Aging and the Indian diaspora : cosmopolitan families in India and abroad / Sarah Lamb.

The aging of America : implications for the business of health care / Michael Carbine, managing editor ; Erin Trompeter, editor.

Gerontology for the health care professional / edited by Regula H. Robnett, Walter C. Chop.

With shaking hands : aging with Parkinson's disease in America's heartland / Samantha Solimeo.

Cheers,
Kate