This manual presents a practical resource for understanding and applying assessment outcomes. It incorporates 18 different outcomes instruments, with descriptions of each instrument, including key references and a profile of the instrument's application. The text includes: an overview of outcome assessment; methods for outcome assessment in clinical practice; detailed information on a wide variety of instruments used in measuring clinical outcomes; expectations for the future; target population for the instrument; procedures for data collection; language and cultural diversity; psychometric properties; utility of the instrument; and the strengths and weaknesses of each instrument.