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Volume 4  \nCopyright © 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.  \nEditors-in-Chief: Alan S. Bellack and Michel Hersen  \nTable of Contents  \nC Volume 4: Assessment  \n Preface  \n Contributors  \n4.01 The Role of Assessment in Clinical Psychology, Pages 1-32, Lee Sechrest, Timothy R. Stickle and Michelle Stewart  \nSummaryPlus | Chapter | PDF (422 K)  \n4.02 Fundamentals of Measurement and Assessment in Psychology, Pages 33-55, Cecil R. Reynolds  \nSummaryPlus | Chapter | PDF (372 K)  \n4.03 Diagnostic Models and Systems, Pages 57-80, Roger K. Blashfield SummaryPlus | Chapter | PDF (371 K)  \n4.04 Clinical Interviewing, Pages 81-96, Edward L. Coyle Diane J. Willis, William R. Leberand Jan L. Culbertson  \nSummaryPlus | Chapter | PDF (319 K)  \n4.05 Structured Diagnostic Interview Schedules, Pages 97-130, Jack J. Blanchard and Seth  \nB. Brown  \nSummaryPlus | Chapter | PDF (437 K)  \n4.06 Principles and Practices of Behavioral Assessment with Children, Pages 131-155, Thomas H. Ollendick Ross W. Greene  \nSummaryPlus | Chapter | PDF (366 K)  \n4.07 Principles and Practices of Behavioral Assessment with Adults, Pages 157-186, Stephen N. Haynes  \nSummaryPlus | Chapter | PDF (414 K)  \n4.08 Intellectual Assessment, Pages 187-238, Alan S. Kaufman Elizabeth O. Lichtenberger SummaryPlus | Chapter | PDF (588 K)  \n4.09 Assessment of Memory, Learning, and Special Aptitudes, Pages 239-265, Robyn S.  \nHess Rik Carl D'amato  \nSummaryPlus | Chapter | PDF (366 K)  \n4.10 Neuropsychological Assessment of Children, Pages 267-301, Cynthia A. Riccio and Cecil R. Reynolds  \nSummaryPlus | Chapter | PDF (420 K)  \n4.11 Neuropsychological Assessment of Adults, Pages 303-347, C. Munro Cullum SummaryPlus | Chapter | PDF (786 K)  \n4.12 Principles of Personality Assessment, Pages 349-370, Jerry S. Wiggins and Krista K. Trobst  \nSummaryPlus | Chapter | PDF (381 K)  \n4.13 Observations of Parents, Teachers, and Children: Contributions to the Objective Multidimensional Assessment of Youth, Pages 371-401, David Lachar SummaryPlus | Chapter | PDF (453 K)  \n4.14 Objective Personality Assessment with Adults, Pages 403-429, James N. Butcher and Jeanette Taylor G. Cynthia Fekken  \nSummaryPlus | Chapter | PDF (403 K)  \n4.15 Projective Assessment of Children and Adolescents, Pages 431-458, Irving B. Weiner and Kathryn Kuehnle  \nSummaryPlus | Chapter | PDF (405 K)  \n4.16 Assessment of Schema and Problem-solving Strategies with Projective Techniques,  \nPages 459-499, Hedwig Teglasi  \nSummaryPlus | Chapter | PDF (479 K)  \n4.17 Computer Assisted Psychological Assessment, Pages 501-523, Gale H. Roid and W. Brad Johnson  \nSummaryPlus | Chapter | PDF (347 K)  \n4.18 Therapeutic Assessment: Linking Assessment and Treatment, Pages 525-561, Mark  \nE. 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