Description
Book Synopsis Mastering the Kennedy Axis V: A New Psychiatric Assessment of Patient Functioning is a hands-on guide to using the Kennedy Axis V (K Axis). This fast and powerful instrument is at the heart of James A. Kennedy's approach to psychiatric treatment planning.
This versatile and practical workbook is an excellent training tool to help clinicians (including psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and nurses) develop knowledge, skill, and confidence in using the K Axis. Mastering the Kennedy Axis V will help you
• Develop ease and facility with the concepts on which the K Axis is founded
• Gain practical experience in using the K Axis through practical exercises
• Build a foundation for systematically tracking response to treatment, including response to medication
• Organize and track the flow of clinical information through a patient's clinical databases, treatment plan and progress notes
Step-by-step, you'll walk through the conceptual underpinnings and rating systems of the seven subscales: psychological impairment, social skills, violence, activities of daily living/occupational skills, substance abuse, medical impairment and ancillary impairment. Through a wide variety of clinical vignettes, you will gain practical experience in using the K Axis to quickly develop basic clinical measurements and profiles.
Developed as an alternative to the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) Scale, the Kennedy Axis V is clear, intuitive, effective—and preferred by a growing number of clinicians. Mastering the Kennedy Axis V provides a user-friendly roadmap to using the K Axis to more thoroughly assess patients' clinical status, resulting in better treatment and outcome.
Trade ReviewKennedy's original purpose in designing the Kennedy Axis V was to better organize psychiatric information and to track outcomes. It appears that he has developed a simple means for doing both. . . .More good news for facilities reporting to the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations: data from the Kennedy Axis V can be reported via the ORYX system.
-- Stacey Dixon, Ph.D., * Psychiatric Services *
This is an excellent and useful guide on how to use an instrument that can be used in place of the GAF. As managed care continues to be the norm in medicine, it helps to quantify and measure the patient's clinical status, his progress, his potential for recovery, and the effectiveness of treatment. It also more clearly describes the level of care each patient requires, which could be useful in determining staffing needs. I would recommend it as an excellent addition to any clinician's library.
-- Diana Marta, BSN, RN * Doody's Book Reviews *
Table of ContentsForeword
Acknowledgments
Cautionary Note
Identifying Patient Data
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Kennedy Axis V Questionnaire
Chapter 3. Scoring the Kennedy Axis V
Chapter 4. GAF Equivalent and Dangerousness Level
Chapter 5. Problem Description Section of the Scoring Sheet
Chapter 6. Scoring Clinical Vignettes (Self-Examination)
Chapter 7. Completed Kennedy Axis V Scoring Sheets
Chapter 8. Profiles
Appendix
