A Clinimetric approach in Psychological diagnosis: clinical observations

Abstract

Objective: The domain of the clinic assessment in psychology, shares the same theoretical and methodological assumptions with the traditional psychometric methods. In this case, the authors will focus on a clinimetric approach, different from the traditional psychometric ones, usually used in assessment practices. Methods: the authors analysed book by Per Bech “Klinisk Psycometri” and the Italian version titled “l’Assessment in Clinica psicologica: la psicodiagnostica clinimetrica”, edited by Giovanni Fioriti in 2018. Results: The book gives an innovative approach in understanding the clinical use of psychological rating scales, in line with a dimensional approach. Conclusion: The book offers a view on the importance of an assessment in the psychological clinic, which takes into account the nosography conditions of the pathological clinical conditions and the related quality of life and health. The book highlights the possibility of a measurement, which takes the clinical pathological observation, the possibility of comparing different subjects, identifying the link between normal and pathological, psychopathological comorbidity and clinical indications for psychotherapy.