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Direct linkProbst, Barbara – Research on Social Work Practice, 2014
Axis IV, one of the five dimensions of clinical description, has provided a way to report psychosocial and environmental problems that may affect the diagnosis, treatment, and/or prognosis of a psychiatric disorder. Originally conceived in DSM-III as a way to rate and rank the severity of particular environmental stressors, axis IV was simplified…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Mental Disorders, Reliability, Validity
Baer, Donald M.; Harrison, Richard; Fradenburg, Linda; Petersen, Dan; Milla, Susan – Research on Social Work Practice, 2005
This article examines issues in developing valid and reliable direct observation of behavior. Suggestions are made to minimize the problems that threaten validity and reliability. The discussion is concluded by an examination of costs and benefits of direct observation and who pays them and who benefits from them. (Contains 5 tables and 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Pragmatics, Observation, Validity, Reliability
