I was reviewing the Iphone Glasgow Coma Scale app last night at a Java U coffee shop in Montreal, Canada. There was a hockey game playing on television. The Montreal Canadians who won 4-1 against the Boston Bruins, lost something greater than a game, they may have lost a great player. Max Pacioretty lost consciousness at the scene and was rushed to the hospital. The incident was played down in the media, but what do you think was the severity of his injury? You can watch the video [here]. More information can be found [here]. Photograph by: John Kenney, The Gazette.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
The Beck Depression Inventory is now online
UPDATE: Following the comment below I looked on both the Canadian and US store for the BDI. It has been removed probably due to copyright issues. Original Post: It appears that popular questionnaires are getting online. I just checked if I was depressed using the BDI iphone app by Francesco Petrungaro. I'm glad to say that I'm not depressed (probably because the app is very user friendly and actually scores everything for you). The app is an exact replica of the BDI, I am not sure if this was published in conjunction with Pearson, but we definitely need more of these out there. See outside link [here]. Another great tool called Doctot Depression includes several questionaires including: The Hamilton depression scale (HDRS) as well as other tools such as the MSRS, HAMD-7, CGI, & HAM-A.
Sylvain Roy, Ph.D.
Monday, March 7, 2011
EPPP iphone app by StudyPsych
I recently began to test the EPPP study cards for IPhone. Version 1.3 is priced at $29.99 and the typos have been cleaned up. Overall, I find the cards informative and easy to use. Just select the area you want to review and go through the questions. The software can keep track of your errors thus allowing you to see just what area you need to focus on. It's a great little tool and wonderful when you are on the road or at the airport. You may also purchase individual modules for a fraction of the price.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
If only I could get that file from my home computer...
Did you ever get to work and realize you forgot to email yourself a report? Well there's an app just for you! It's called Teamviewer and it's free! 1) install teamviewer on your home computer (mac or pc) by going to www.teamviewer.com, download and install the application, and set up permanent access by following the instructions. Take note of your home computer's ID. 2) install the app on your IPhone and enter under "create a session" your home ID and Password and click connect. Watch the video demo!
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Not for assessment, but...
I tested a few apps from my list below that are not related to assessment or scoring per se, but that can be useful. Dragon Dictate: This app is useful for email, it's free and relatively accurate. Simply dictate and email yourself the text. Unfortunately, there is no toolbar integrated with text editors. It also requires requires an internet connection (likely for streaming ads, but also to analyze the speech). Overall, I only see this app getting better. It also works better when "Detect end-of-Speech" is turned off. Google Maps: Ever just wanted step by step directions to get somewhere? This pre-installed app requires an internet connection to find your destination, but once you are set to go you can access the information offline. This is awesome when you need to find your way around a city using public transportation (gives you bus and subway times in most major cities). Magellan GPS: This is a great app that works without wifi or 3g at least on my IPhone 3g (connects to satellites). This thing is really cool. Costs range from 34.99 to 59.99 depending on the maps you get. It gets you to your appointments really well. Talkatone: Great app if you want to save on phone calls. This service goes through Google and it offers free call to North America. You must get your free Google Voice number (US only).
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Coming soon: a review of the PAR assessment toolkit 2.0!
PAR has agreed to let me try out several modules of the new PAR Assessment Toolkit 2.0 released a couple weeks ago. Since their last update, PAR made it possible to purchase specific modules (i.e. Brief) that will make it easy to convert raw scores into t-scores. The best part is, the tools are relatively inexpensive (approx. $4.99 ea.). Has anyone tried their new app? what are your thoughts? Check out the official PAR toolkit promo for IPhone and Android [click here]
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Android apps for psychologists?
After posting iphone apps for psychologists, I was asked by several psychologists if the same apps can be found on android phones. Here is a search link for psychology for the Android database [link]. Please share your cool app below...
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