Training resources
Enhance your knowledge of obesity by taking advantage of our complimentary webinar.
The importance of testing and assessment in bariatric settings.
Overview: This one hour-long webinar will focus on the importance of testing individuals within bariatric settings. A number of tests that tap into mental health concerns as well as tests for assessing the appropriateness of an individual for bariatric surgery will be discussed.
Presenter: Erin Leonard, MA
Date: November 29, 2011
Time: 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. EDT
Topic: Obesity
Assessments that assist with effective treatment,
planning, and progress monitoring of obese individuals
Obesity is a rapidly growing concern in today’s society. The dramatic increase in the number of affected individuals spans all age groups, from infants to adults, and includes the whole spectrum of severity, from mild to moderate overweight issues to extreme morbid obesity concerns.
Obese individuals are at a much higher risk for developing health complications and experiencing significant physical, mental, and behavioural comorbidities, social stigma, as well as an overall lower quality of life. Treatment solutions can include psychological interventions, such as cognitive-behavioural therapy, medication management, and in some cases, bariatric surgery.
Pearson is committed to helping you help your clients and patients effectively. Several of our assessment solutions can assist you in reliably determining underlying patterns and treatment outcomes, and taking the first steps to improve lives.
Targeted Assessments
For information regarding assessments for treating those with obesity, review the complete listing below.
| Targeted Assessments |
| Test or Product Name |
Overview |
| Millon™ Behavioral Medicine Diagnostic |
Assessment of psychosocial factors that may support or interfere with a chronically ill patient's course of medical treatment |
| Battery for Health Improvement 2 |
Assessment of validity, physical symptoms, psychological character, environment, and social factors that can impact medical treatment. |
| Brief Battery for Health Improvement 2 |
Evaluation of pain and functional levels and other psychological factors commonly associated with pain and rehabilitation patients. |
| Quality Of Life Inventory |
Brief assessment of quality of life/life satisfaction |
| Eating Inventory |
Assessment of three dimensions of eating behaviour: cognitive control of eating, disinhibition, and hunger. |