Ford And Widiger - Sex Bias In The Diagnosis Of Disorders Flashcards
What was the design of the study?
An independent design as each psychologist was given a male, female or sex-unspecified case study
Who were the participants?
354 clinical psychologists
Randomly selected from the National Register in 1983
Mean of 15.6 years clinical experience
Which disorders did the case studies have?
Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) Or Histrionic personality disorder (HPD) Or An equal balance of symptoms from both disorders
What were the therapists asked to do?
To diagnose the the illness in each case study by rating on a seven-point scale the extent that the patient appeared to have each of the 9 disorders: Dysthymic Adjustment Alcohol abuse Cyclothymic disorder Narcissistic Histrionic Passive-aggressive Antisocial Borderline personality disorder
What were the nine disorders that the patients were rated on?
Dysthymic Adjustment Alcohol abuse Cyclothymic disorder Narcissistic Histrionic Passive-aggressive Antisocial Borderline personality disorder
What were sex-unspecified cases most often diagnosed with?
Borderline personality disorder
How often was antisocial personality disorder correctly diagnosed in males?
42% of the time
How often was antisocial personality disorder correctly diagnosed in females?
15% of the time
How often were FEMALES with antisocial personality disorder misdiagnosed with histrionic personality disorder?
46% of the time
How often were MALES with antisocial personality disorder misdiagnosed with histrionic personality disorder?
15% of the time
