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A Computerized Functional Skills Assessment and Training Program Targeting Technology Based Everyday Functional Skills
Published on: February 13, 2020
Measurement of functional capacity: a new approach to understanding functional differences and real-world behavioral
Thomas L Patterson1, Brent T Mausbach
1Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0680, USA. tpatterson@ucsd.edu
Abstract:
The measurement of functional capacity in mental illness is an important recent development. Determination of functional capacity may serve as a surrogate marker for real-world functioning, thereby aiding clinicians in making important treatment determinations. This article provides an overview of a model of functioning, discusses the various areas of functioning relevant to real-world performance in persons with mental illness, and reviews existing measures that assess functional capacity. Limitations of existing methods of assessing functional capacity are discussed, and future areas of research are suggested.
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