12 October 2026
PSS-10 Scoring and Interpretation: A Clinician's Guide
How to score the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10): reverse items 4, 5, 7 and 8, sum to 0 to 40, then compare with norms. Why there are no official cut-offs.
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12 October 2026
PSS-10 Scoring and Interpretation: A Clinician's Guide
How to score the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10): reverse items 4, 5, 7 and 8, sum to 0 to 40, then compare with norms. Why there are no official cut-offs.
11 October 2026
OCI-R Scoring and Interpretation: A Clinician's Guide
How to score the OCI-R (0 to 72), which cut-off to use (21 total, or 12 on the 15-item OCD score), what the six subscales mean, and how to record results.
10 October 2026
EDE-Q Scoring and Interpretation: An Australian Guide
Score the EDE-Q by averaging four subscales (0 to 6) into a global score. Australian norms, research cut-offs and the MBS score of 3 rule explained.
9 October 2026
AI Scribe Pricing in Australia: What It Costs in 2026
AI scribes in Australia range from free plans with limits to about $85 to $160 per clinician a month. What drives the price, and what to check first.
8 October 2026
Zoom AI Note Taker for Therapy Sessions: A Privacy Guide
Can you use Zoom's AI note taker in telehealth therapy? What it captures, where AU data goes, the consent rules, and why a summary isn't a clinical note.
5 October 2026
EPDS Scoring and Interpretation: Cut-offs and Item 10
Score the EPDS by adding 10 items rated 0 to 3 (0 to 30). In Australia, 13 or more needs further assessment and a positive item 10 needs urgent review.
3 October 2026
WHO-5 Wellbeing Index Scoring and Interpretation
Score the WHO-5: add five items rated 0 to 5 for a raw 0-25, then multiply by 4. Below 50% (raw under 13) flags poor wellbeing. What changed in 2024.
2 October 2026
ASRS v1.1 Scoring: Part A, Part B and the 0-24 Method
How to score the ASRS v1.1: the shaded-box rule (4+ of 6), Harvard's 2024 0-24 method (14+), what Part B is for, and how ASRS-5 differs.
1 October 2026
Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale Scoring and Interpretation
Score the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale: 10 items, five reversed, totals of 0-30 or 10-40. Which items to reverse, norms and why there's no official cut-off.