by Charis Yoon | Jun 14, 2021 | Wellbeing
The Trail Making Test, created by neuropsychologist Ralph Reitan in the 1940s, is a neuropsychological test of visual attention and task switching. The assessment consists of two parts which require the participant to connect a set of 25 dots with accuracy in as short...
by Charis Yoon | Jun 14, 2021 | Wellbeing
The Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) was designed in 1989 by Doctors Lauren B. Krupp, Nicolas G. LaRocca, Alfred D. Steinberg, and nurse Joanne Muir-Nash. It is a 9-item scale that measures the severity of fatigue and its effect on the participant’s daily activities and...
by Charis Yoon | Jun 14, 2021 | Wellbeing
The Epworth Sleepiness Scale, otherwise known as the ESS is a self-administered assessment consisting of 8 questions. The questionnaire asks respondents to rate their chances of falling asleep or dozing off while participating in eight different activities, on a...
by Charis Yoon | May 12, 2021 | Wellbeing
The PHQ-9 and PHQ-2 assessments are both components of the longer Patient Health Questionnaire, which offers psychologists a concise way to self-administer an evaluation to assess depression. The assessment incorporates DSM-IV depression criteria, which are clinically...
by Charis Yoon | May 5, 2021 | Wellbeing
Telehealth has become more and more prevalent, especially in the COVID-19 pandemic era, where visiting a medical care center in person may be more difficult or dangerous for many. Telehealth visits made up almost 40% of all primary care visits between April 2020 to...
by Charis Yoon | May 5, 2021 | Wellbeing
A 2018 study conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) reported that 30% of all first responders have some type of mental health illness or struggle due to their careers. This statistic has been pushed since the pandemic, as...
