AO3: Diagnosis

Cards (6)

Strength: Good reliability
What? Good reliability
Who? Osorio - excellent reliability in diagnosis of 180 individuals; inter-rater reliability of +97
Why? Consistently applied
Limitation: Low validity
What? Low validity
Who? Cheniaux - Same 100 clients - 68 diagnosed with ICD system and 39 under DSM (criterion validity)
Why? Over/under diagnosing
Limitation: Co-morbidity
What? Co-morbidity
Who? Buckley - half diagnosed w/ schizophrenia had depression/substance abuse
Why? Not distinct condition
Limitation: Gender bias
What? Gender bias
Who? Fischer and Buchanan - Men diagnosed more; women less vulnerable than men; women more supported
Why? Women not receiving treatment
Limitation: Culture bias
What? Culture bias
Who? Symptoms have different meanings in cultures - Haiti; voices are communications + overinterpretation of symptoms in black British people
Why? British African-Caribbean people discriminated against
Limitation: Symptom overlap
What? Symptom overlap
Who? Overlap between positive/negative symptoms in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
Why? Not distinct condition