Schizophrenia Flashcards
1
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What is the classification of a mental disorder?
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The process of organising symptoms into categories based on which symptoms into categories based on which symptoms cluster together in sufferers.
2
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What is reliability in diagnosis?
A
Level of agreement on the diagnosis by different psychiatrists across time and cultures; stability of diagnosis over time given no change in symptoms.
3
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How reliable is the DSM-5?
A
You need to have an agreement score of 0.7 or above to be seen as a reliable diagnostic tool. However, Reiger et al found that the current DSM-5 fields and diagnosis has a score of 0.46
4
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Buckley (2009) OCD = 23% Depression = 50% Substance abuse = 47% PTSD = 29%
