On that site, explore at least three different assessment tools for elderly/aging adults under the various categories. A few that you may consider are: Severity Measure for Depression, Adult; Severity Measure for Separation Anxiety Disorder, Adult; and Severity Measure for Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Adult.

Select one assessment tool that you can see yourself using in practice with elderly/aging adult clients. Do not use a tool that you have chosen previously.

Consider why you have chosen this assessment tool and its strengths and limitations.

With the elderly/aging population in mind, consider common mental health diagnoses for this population and how the assessment tool you have chosen may assist with diagnosis.

Submit a 1-page paper analyzing the assessment tool you have chosen:

Why did you select the assessment tool?

Why might it be especially helpful for use with elderly/aging adults?

What challenges or limitations might there be for this assessment tool?

What are two common mental health diagnoses associated with the elderly/aging population, and how might the assessment tool you identified assist with diagnosis?