Clinical Assessment Scales for the Elderly™ (CASE-SF™)
Cecil R. Reynolds, Ph.D., and Erin D. Bigler, Ph.D.

Derived from the CASE – a comprehensive measure of acute psychopathology in the elderly – the CASE-SF is designed to provide counselors with a rapid assessment of elderly adults, ages 55-90 years old, to determine whether a more extensive evaluation or a referral is required.
 
The CASE-SF consists of a self-rating test booklet (Form S) and an other-rating test booklet (Form R) which can be completed by a knowledgeable caregiver such as a spouse, child, home health care worker, or sibling.
 
Benefits of the CASE screener include:
 
• short administration and scoring times
(10-20 min. to administer; 10 min. to score)
• Individual or group administration options
• Independent information about the patient from caregivers for verification of patient status or in lieu of self-report in the event of the patient’s inability due to physical or cognitive limitations.
• Monitoring of the effectiveness of treatment or the patient’s clinical status.
• Inclusion of all 10 CASE clinical scales and 2 of the CASE validity scales (Land V scales)