Reliability and validity of schiz

• How is an inter-rater reliability used for schizophrenia diagnosis?


  In order to be diagnosed two or more professionals will give the individual a score based on their symptoms and measures the significance
• What is symptom overlap in terms of the validity of schiz?


  When one symptom of a disorder are not unique to it and can be found in other disorders
• What study supports symptom overlap?

  Rosenhan's psychiatric hospital study
• What is comorbidity in terms of the validity of schiz?


  The extent to which 2 or more conditions occur at the same time in one person
• What is gender bias in terms of the validity of schiz?

  Men usually get diagnosed around 18 whilst women are usually diagnosed at 25