Research Papers

Research Papers appropriate to prospective users of the BEST-Index tool are available below. All documents are in the Acrobat PDF format. To view them you will need Adode Acrobat Reader, which is available from: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

Behavioural Profiling of Social Skills
Summary of rationale underlying BEST-Index studies and progress made prior to COMSKILLS project

De Ontwikkeling van een Empathie-observatieinstrument
Van Erven ’s original paper on design and development of the empathy subscale

Assessing Empathy: Development of an Observational Instrument
English translation of ‘De ontwikkeling van een empathie-observatieinstrument’

The Behavioural Status Index: Studies in an English Special Hospital
Summary of study exploring clinical impact of BEST-Index and its ability to inform keyworkers concerning patient social risk, treatment needs and areas of good social functioning

BEST-Index research: Now and in the Future
Discusses the history, design, previous and current studies and future of instrument

Core texts and bibliography

The BEST-Index: A ‘life skills’ assessment for selecting and monitoring therapy in mental health care
A paper describing the structural features of the BEST-Index primarily for an Italian audience. (Italian version)

The BEST-Index: A ‘life skills’ assessment for selecting and monitoring therapy in mental health care
A paper describing the structural features of the BEST-Index primarily for an Italian audience. (English Version)