American Psychiatric Association. (n.d.). Online assessment measures Links to an external site.. https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/dsm/educational-resources/assessment-measures
TO PREPARE
Access the Online Assessment Measures link in the Learning Resources.
On that site, explore at least three different assessment tools for elderly/aging adults under the various categories. A few that you may consider are: Severity Measure for Depression, Adult; Severity Measure for Separation Anxiety Disorder, Adult; and Severity Measure for Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Adult.
Select one assessment tool that you can see yourself using in practice with elderly/aging adult clients. Do not use a tool that you have chosen previously.
Consider why you have chosen this assessment tool and its strengths and limitations.
With the elderly/aging population in mind, consider common mental health diagnoses for this population and how the assessment tool you have chosen may assist with diagnosis.
BY DAY 7
Submit a 1-page paper analyzing the assessment tool you have chosen:
Why did you select the assessment tool?
Why might it be especially helpful for use with elderly/aging adults?
What challenges or limitations might there be for this assessment tool?
What are two common mental health diagnoses associated with the elderly/aging population, and how might the assessment tool you identified assist with diagnosis?
Use the Learning Resources to support your Assignment. Make sure to provide APA citations and a reference list.