Cecil R. Reynolds, PhD, and Erin D. Bigler, PhD
Purpose: Provides a rapid assessment of whether more comprehensive assessment is needed in elderly adults.
Age: 55 years to 90 years
Admin: Individual
Time: 10–20 minutes; 10 minutes to score
Qualification Level: C
Quickly Test for Axis 1 Disorders in the Elderly to See if More Testing or a Referral is Needed
The CASE-SF is designed to provide you with a rapid assessment of elderly adults to help you determine whether a more comprehensive evaluation of psychopathology or a referral for a different type of examination might be needed (e.g., referral to a neuropsychologist). The CASE-SF consists of a self-rating test booklet (Form S) and an other-rating test booklet (Form R) that can be completed by a knowledgeable caregiver such as a spouse, child, home health care worker, or sibling. Derived from the CASE, the CASE-SF includes all 10 CASE clinical scales and two of the CASE validity scales (Lie and Validity).
Features and benefits
- Designed to help you track treatment effectiveness or monitor a patient's clinical status over time.
- Enables you to quickly evaluate large numbers of seniors in a variety of settings such as assisted living facilities, nursing homes, and community care centres.
- Patients and knowledgeable caregivers can complete the CASE-SF in 20 minutes or less; scoring and profiling are quick and easy.
- CASE-SF items are free of gender or ethnic bias.
