NCMHCE Assessment Instruments Examination Guide
2025-2026
1. Alcohol Use Dis- Assess and screen alcohol use
orders Identification 10 item questionnaire
Test (AUDIT) No Age
2. Beck Anxiety Invento- Gauges the acuteness of patient anxiety
ry (BAI) 21 item question tool
Age 17+
3. Beck Depression In- Assess depression
ventory II (BDI-II) 21 multiple choice questionnaire
Age 13+
4. Beck Hopelessness Gauge the likelihood of suicide
Scale (BHS) 20 true/false questions
Age 17+
5. Bender Visual-Motor Evaluate the visual-motor ability and perpetual-motor along with cognitive
Gestalt Test, Sec- development
ond Edition (Ben- Drawing/copying test
der-Gestalt II) Age 3+
6. Brief Psychiatric Rat- Calculate psychotic and non-psychotic symptoms in people with major psy-
ing Scale (BPRS) chotic disorders (often used with schizophrenics)
24 items
Age 18+
7. Brigance Comprehen- Evaluates basic readiness and academic skills
sive Inventory of Age 5-12
Basic Skills-Revised
(CIBS-R)
8. Brigance Life Skills In-
ventory (LSI)
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Assesses individuals's skills and performance within the context of everyday
situations
Age 6-15
9. Brigance Inventory of Assess skills needed for successful students and adult functioning in indi-
Essential Skills (IES) viduals with special needs
Age 15-17
10. CAGE Questionnaire Assess and screen alcohol use
4 questions
Age 18+
11. California Psychologi- Used to investigate interpersonal behavior and social interaction in individ-
cal Inventory (CPI) uals
434 item inventory
Age 13+
12. Carroll Depression Assess the degree of depression in adults
Scale (CDS-R) 52 item
Age 18+
13. Carrow Elicited Lan- Assessment of speech and language development
guage Inventory 52 phrase and sentence stimuli
(CELI) Age 3 to 7y11m
14. Columbia Mental Ma- Intended to screen the overall reasoning capacity of children
turity Scale (CMMS) 92 picture and figures
Age 3y6m to 10y
15. Covi Anxiety Scale Measures the severity of anxiety symptoms
3 item verbal rapport
No Age Listed
16.
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2025-2026
1. Alcohol Use Dis- Assess and screen alcohol use
orders Identification 10 item questionnaire
Test (AUDIT) No Age
2. Beck Anxiety Invento- Gauges the acuteness of patient anxiety
ry (BAI) 21 item question tool
Age 17+
3. Beck Depression In- Assess depression
ventory II (BDI-II) 21 multiple choice questionnaire
Age 13+
4. Beck Hopelessness Gauge the likelihood of suicide
Scale (BHS) 20 true/false questions
Age 17+
5. Bender Visual-Motor Evaluate the visual-motor ability and perpetual-motor along with cognitive
Gestalt Test, Sec- development
ond Edition (Ben- Drawing/copying test
der-Gestalt II) Age 3+
6. Brief Psychiatric Rat- Calculate psychotic and non-psychotic symptoms in people with major psy-
ing Scale (BPRS) chotic disorders (often used with schizophrenics)
24 items
Age 18+
7. Brigance Comprehen- Evaluates basic readiness and academic skills
sive Inventory of Age 5-12
Basic Skills-Revised
(CIBS-R)
8. Brigance Life Skills In-
ventory (LSI)
1/6
, NCMHCE Assessment Instruments Examination Guide
2025-2026
Assesses individuals's skills and performance within the context of everyday
situations
Age 6-15
9. Brigance Inventory of Assess skills needed for successful students and adult functioning in indi-
Essential Skills (IES) viduals with special needs
Age 15-17
10. CAGE Questionnaire Assess and screen alcohol use
4 questions
Age 18+
11. California Psychologi- Used to investigate interpersonal behavior and social interaction in individ-
cal Inventory (CPI) uals
434 item inventory
Age 13+
12. Carroll Depression Assess the degree of depression in adults
Scale (CDS-R) 52 item
Age 18+
13. Carrow Elicited Lan- Assessment of speech and language development
guage Inventory 52 phrase and sentence stimuli
(CELI) Age 3 to 7y11m
14. Columbia Mental Ma- Intended to screen the overall reasoning capacity of children
turity Scale (CMMS) 92 picture and figures
Age 3y6m to 10y
15. Covi Anxiety Scale Measures the severity of anxiety symptoms
3 item verbal rapport
No Age Listed
16.
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