Introduction to Schizophrenia Evaluation

Question 1

Strength

Answer 1

• good reliability
• consistent
• inter-rater reliability = different diagnosing clinicians reach the same diagnosis for same individual
• test-retest reliability = same clinician reach the same diagnosis for the same individual on 2 different occasions
• osorio = 180 individuals use DSM-5
  IRR - +97
  TTR - +92

Question 2

Limitation

Answer 2

• low validity
• Cheniaux had 2 psychiatrists assess the same 100 clients using ICD-10 and DSM-5
• found that 68 were diagnosed under ICD-10
• 39 were diagnosed under DSM-5
• crieterian validity is low
• either over or underdiagnosed

Question 3

Limitation

Answer 3

• Gender bias in diagnosis
• more commonly diagnosed in men