My 5 most commonly used mental health assessments in the outpatient setting

The Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM)

• Detects clinically significant change in occupational performance over time (test-retest)

• Can be used to guide interventions

• Can be used to guide goal development

https://www.thecopm.ca/about/

Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)

• Measures depression severity

• Detects behavioral symptomology due to depression

• In the OT setting, can be use to demonstrate self-regulation issues adversely affecting some roles and routines

https://www.pearsonassessments.com/en-us/Store/Professional-Assessments/Personality-%26-Biopsychosocial/Beck-Depression-Inventory-II/p/100000159

Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI)

• Measures anxiety severity

• Detects behavioral symptomology due to depression

• In the OT setting, can be use to demonstrate self-regulation issues adversely affecting some roles and routines

https://www.pearsonassessments.com/en-us/Store/Professional-Assessments/Personality-%26-Biopsychosocial/Beck-Anxiety-Inventory/p/100000251

Beck Youth Inventories Second Edition (BYI)

• Assesses symptoms of depression, anxiety, anger, disruptive behavior, and self-concept in children and adolescents

• In my setting specifically, I find the depression, anxiety, and self-concept inventories most useful because of the type of client usually referred

https://www.pearsonassessments.com/en-us/Store/Professional-Assessments/Personality-%26-Biopsychosocial/Beck-Youth-Inventories-%7C-Second-Edition/p/100000153

The Functional Sleep Outcomes Questionnaire (FOSQ-10)

• Detects clinically significant progress in sleep quality over time (test-retest)

• Must email author for permission (author emails and contact information available here: https://academic.oup.com/sleep/article-abstract/32/7/915/2679667?login=false)