classification + diagnosis

Question 1

Rosenhan et al

Answer 1

7 volunteers sent to hospitals to say they heard voices. Behaved normally once inside and not detected as pseudo patients and found it difficult to leave. All labelled paranoid schizophrenia except 1 was bipolar. Shows diagnosis is unreliable.

Question 2

Rosenhan (follow up)

Answer 2

told psychiatric hospitals he would send them more fake patients but did not do it. 1/3 new patients labelled fake. Shows diagnosis is not valid.

Question 3

Scheff

Answer 3

suggests patients more likely to behave more like a schizophrenic once diagnosed due to labelling.