On the use of positive test strategies when diagnosing mental disorders

On the use of positive test strategies when diagnosing mental disorders

Background: Despite the adverse impact diagnostic errors can have, clinical interviewing and decision-making in psychiatric practice have received relatively little empirical attention. When diagnosing patients, clinicians tend to fall back on a specific (heuristic) rule of thumb, the positive test...

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Main Authors: Paul T. van der Heijden, Irma Cefo, Cilia L.M. Witteman, Koen P. Grootens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-07-01
Series:Comprehensive Psychiatry
Subjects:
Psychiatric diagnosis
Bias
Confirmation bias
Positive test strategy
Decision making
Heuristics
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010440X22000311

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