Variants of the CAN
Variants of the adult CAN have been developed for use with other populations.
CANDID
Camberwell Assessment of Need for Adults with Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities (CANDID), 2nd edition
Xenitidis K, Slade M, Thornicroft G, Bouras N (2021) Camberwell Assessment of Need for adults with Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities (CANDID), 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Available here
CANE
Camberwell Assessment of Need for the Elderly (CANE)
Orrell M, Hancock G (2004) The Camberwell Assessment of Need for the Elderly (CANE), London: Gaskell. Available here
NB CANE 2nd edition is being published soon.
CANFOR
Camberwell Assessment of Need – Forensic (CANFOR)
Thomas S, Harty M, Parrott J, McCrone P, Slade M, Thornicroft G (2003) The Forensic CAN: Camberwell Assessment of Need Forensic Version (CANFOR), London: Gaskell. Available here
NB CANFOR 2nd edition is being published soon.
CAN-M
Camberwell Assessment of Need for mothers and pregnant women with mental health problems (CAN-M)
Howard L, Hunt K, Slade M, O’Keane V, Seneviratne T, Thornicroft G (eds) (2008) The Camberwell Assessment of Need for Pregnant Women and Mothers with Severe Mental Illness, London: Gaskell. Available here
HESPER
Humanitarian Emergency Settings Perceived Needs Scale (HESPER)
Semrau M, van Ommeren M, Blagescu M, Griekspoor A, Howard L, Jordans M, Lempp H, Marini A, Pedersen J, Pilotte I, Slade M, Thornicroft G (2012) The development and psychometric properties of the Humanitarian Emergency Settings Perceived Needs (HESPER) Scale, American Journal of Public Health, 102, e55-e63. Available here
Download the HESPER Manual