Best Medical Psychology Testing & Measurement Books of 2026

The Psychiatric Interview, 4th Edition is a practical guide for mental health professionals on how to conduct effective interviews with patients. The book uses mnemonics, techniques, and phrasing examples to help establish a rapport with patients and gain valuable clinical insights. It has been updated to incorporate the DSM-5 and current research, making it an essential resource for psychiatrists, psychiatric residents, nurse practitioners, and other mental health professionals. The engaging and conversational approach of the book helps form an alliance with each patient to promote cooperation and effective treatment. The bundled interactive eBook edition is an added bonus, offering powerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links.

How to Lose Weight for the Last Time by Katrina Ubell, MD, offers a brain-based approach to permanent weight loss without sacrificing taste or comfort. As a pediatrician, Dr. Ubell struggled with her weight for years until she developed a program targeted at busy professionals like herself. Through her work, she offers practical tools to manage thoughts, habits, and emotions around food, so weight loss can be permanent. This book is a fantastic resource for anyone looking to make long-lasting behavioral changes with science-backed guidance.

The latest edition of Assessment in Counseling: Procedures and Practices by Danica Hays is a must-have for students and clinicians in the field of psychology. The book covers over 100 assessment instruments used to evaluate various mental health disorders, intelligence, academic aptitude and achievement, career and life planning, personal interests and values, personality, and interpersonal relationships. The book also includes a new chapter on future trends in assessment, discussing the changing cultural landscape, globalization, and technology. The author provides practical tools such as key terminology, chapter summaries, review questions, and case examples. The book is an excellent resource for those looking to gain a deeper understanding of psychological assessment and measurement.

This book, Essentials of Assessing, Preventing, and Overcoming Reading Difficulties, provides a practical and evidence-based guide to reading assessment and intervention. It offers a detailed discussion of the nature and causes of reading difficulties and a framework for organizing testing results from current assessment batteries. The book covers the assessment of phonics skills, phonological awareness, word recognition, reading fluency, and reading comprehension. It is formatted for easy reading and quick reference, including bullet points, icons, and callout boxes. This book is a valuable resource for school psychologists and educators who work with struggling readers.

This book, titled "Functional Behavioral Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment: A Complete System for Education and Mental Health Settings," offers a comprehensive guide on how to conduct a functional behavioral assessment (FBA), diagnose problem behaviors, and select appropriate interventions. It features interactive elements, such as real-life cases and hypothetical scenarios, to help readers develop necessary behavior-analytic skills. The second edition includes new features like simulation exercises and self-assessment exercises. Overall, this book is an excellent resource for educators and mental health professionals seeking to improve their understanding of behavior analysis.

The book "Conducting School-Based Functional Behavioral Assessments: A Practitioner's Guide" is a valuable resource for those looking to understand functional behavioral assessment (FBA) and its implementation in both general and special education settings. The revised and expanded third edition includes 50% new material, with a comprehensive approach to FBA through the authors' behavior-analytic problem-solving model (BAPS), vivid examples, and reproducible checklists and forms. The engaging, conversational tone makes it accessible to both practitioners and students. Overall, this book is an excellent addition to the Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series, providing a practical guide to FBA.

This book, Essentials of Specific Learning Disability Identification, is a practical guide for professionals who work with children and youth at risk of specific learning disabilities (SLD). The book offers up-to-date information on SLD assessment, identification, interventions, and more. It covers different theoretical orientations and approaches for identifying dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, and other common SLDs. The second edition of the book has been updated with the latest understanding of SLD manifestations, diagnostic assessment, and interventions. This book is an essential resource for professionals who want to help children with SLD achieve academic success and beyond.

The Essentials of Cross-Battery Assessment, Third Edition, is a comprehensive guide for school psychologists and other assessment professionals. It includes an access card to download the Cross-Battery Assessment Software System (X-BASS) 2.0, which efficiently analyzes cross-battery assessment findings. The software covers over 125 psychological batteries and 1,000 subtests, classified according to CHC theory, and allows for customization of parameters to answer specific questions. The book and software provide a time-efficient assessment method grounded in contemporary theory and research, including guidelines for identifying specific learning disabilities and assessing cognitive strengths and weaknesses in culturally and linguistically diverse individuals.

The "Essentials of Dyslexia Assessment and Intervention" book is a practical guide that provides step-by-step information on identifying, assessing, and treating individuals with dyslexia. It includes descriptions of the various tests used in a comprehensive dyslexia assessment, along with detailed, evidence-based interventions that professionals and parents can use to help those struggling with dyslexia. The book is conveniently formatted for rapid reference and features numerous callout boxes highlighting key concepts, bulleted points, and extensive illustrative material. Overall, this book is an excellent resource for school psychologists, neuropsychologists, educational diagnosticians, special education teachers, general education teachers, and parents who are helping a child with dyslexia.

This book provides practical guidance on writing psychoeducational reports that are helpful to consumers, technically sound, and legally defensible. It offers step-by-step guidelines for developing an assessment plan, choosing appropriate assessment tools, gathering relevant information, and providing clear and feasible individualized recommendations. The book is accessible to practitioners as well as graduate students and is a must-read for every school psychologist. The authors provide specific suggestions for increasing the usefulness and accessibility of reports, illustrating how to develop well-formed questions and how to choose assessment tools to answer referral questions. Overall, this book is a brilliant accomplishment and an essential resource for those who work with children in a school setting.