What I find astonishing about this is the material that's covered, the Beck Hopelessness Scale. This is a diagnostic test of 20 questions to help assess depression. To get a copy, it costs $120!
Thankfully, they include 25 questionnaires, and you can buy more (in English or Spanish) for only $52. $2 per patient isn't a huge cost, but psychological care is already dangerously out of reach for those who need it.
I'd be interested if anyone in the field (a practicing psychologist, maybe psychiatrist) could provide an idea of:
a) How many copies do you buy for an office? One per psychologist, or would it be shared?
b) How many tests like this does a psychologist typically employ? I haven't anecdotally heard of any being administered, but I also live in Canada, and maybe socialized medicine takes a tougher view on $2 pieces of paper from the 70's.
http://www.pearsonassessments.com/HAIWEB/Cultures/en-us/Prod...
Thankfully, they include 25 questionnaires, and you can buy more (in English or Spanish) for only $52. $2 per patient isn't a huge cost, but psychological care is already dangerously out of reach for those who need it.
I'd be interested if anyone in the field (a practicing psychologist, maybe psychiatrist) could provide an idea of:
a) How many copies do you buy for an office? One per psychologist, or would it be shared?
b) How many tests like this does a psychologist typically employ? I haven't anecdotally heard of any being administered, but I also live in Canada, and maybe socialized medicine takes a tougher view on $2 pieces of paper from the 70's.