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Introduction To The BHI 2, And To The Psychological Assessment of Medical Patients
- This information is exerpted from the BHI 2 manual. Reprinted with permission.
The BHI Approach to the Conceptualization of Biospychosocial Pain Disorders
- This article first appeared in Practical Pain Management, November/December 2005, volume 5, issue 7, and is reprinted here with permission.
Using the BBHI 2 for the Assessment and Treatment of Chronic Pain
- This article first appeared in Practical Pain Management, March 2006, volume 6, issue 2, and is reprinted here with permission.
The psychomedical vortex
- A graphical depiction of forces leading to intractable mind-body problems
BHI 2 Scales
Types of Psychomedical Disorders
Psychomedical Theory
- This information is exerpted from the BHI 2 manual. Reprinted with permission.
BHI 2 Paradigm
Medical Symptoms and Psychosocial Risks
Glossary Of Terms Related To The Psychological Evaluation Chronic Pain
- Excerpted From The BHI 2 Manual. Reprinted with permission.
Bridging the Gap Articles on the BHI: Psychologists discuss the practice of psychological assessment in medical settings, and the use of the BHI
Presurgical Psychological Screening in Spinal Cord Stimulator Implants – A Review
- The primary author of this review is Mohammed I. Ranavaya, MD, MS, FFOM, FRCPI, FAADEP, CIME, the editior-in-chief of Disability Medicine, the official periodical of the American Board of Independent Medical Examiners (ABIME). MMPI 2, BHI 2 and BAP are the recommended tests.
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BHI 2 And General Psychological Assessment Topics
Diagnosis Specific Norms for the 0-10 Pain Scale by Daniel Bruns PsyD, John Mark Disorbio EdD (last update 8/20/2000)
- Everybody uses the 0-10 Pain scale, but up to now there have not been any national norms for these. We have presented a series of papers on this, including one on Brain Injured Patients to the recent 2000 American Psychological Association National Convention in Washington DC., as well as this one to the 1999 World Congress on Pain in Vienna.
The Psychological Assessment of Persons with Diabetes Using the BHI by Daniel Bruns PsyD, John Mark Disorbio EdD (last update 2/2/99)
- Diabetes and other chronic illnesses pose a significant challenge to the patients ability to adjust. This essay will provide you with some pointers for the assessment of the psychosocial risk factors involved.
Psychological Profiles of Rehabilitation Patients Reporting Childhood Sexual Abuse by Daniel Bruns PsyD, John Mark Disorbio EdD (last update 1/22/99)
- Traumatic events in childhood can substantially influence how a patient may respond to an injury, even when the injury occurs many years later.
Violent Ideation in Medical Patients in Four Insurance Systems by Daniel Bruns PsyD, John Mark Disorbio EdD (last update 1/22/99)
- Being a medical patient can be very stressful, and sometimes patients get angry. Read the results of research in this area.
Selected Health Psychology Research (last update 10/15/97)
Stress and Heart Disease (last update 2/6/98)
References
Practical Matters
National Guidelines for the Psychological Assessment and Treatment of the Injured Person by Daniel Bruns,PsyD and Kevin J. Gaffney, PsyD (last update 4/30/98)
The Interpretation of Double-Normed Tests: A Psychometric "Theory of Relativity" Daniel Bruns PsyD and John Mark Disorbio EdD: (last update 4/19/2004)
- A guide to dealing with some special problems that arise when trying to perform psychological assessments of medical patients
BHI Information (last update 4/10/98)
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For more information on the BBHI 2, including a sample report, consult the BHI 2 information on the Pearson Assessments web site.
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