Validity of the DSM

Question 1

Stinchfield (2003)

Answer 1

. Diagnosis of pathological gambling
. 803 men + women from Minnesota
. 259 men + women on a gambling treatment programme
. Questionnaire using 19 items from DSM-IV criteria for pathological gambling
. Researchers used questionnaire results to correctly sort ppts into gamblers and non-gamblers
. So the DSM is valid
. Has predictive validity - the patients with the illness reported the same symptoms

Question 2

Rosenhan

Answer 2

Showed diagnosis using the DSM was not valid.
Hospitals diagnosed healthy patients with a clinical illness.

Question 3

Lee (2006)

Answer 3

. Aimed to reveal whether the DSM criteria for diagnosing ADHD would be useful for Korean children.
. 18 ADHD criteria in DSM-IV-TR
. Questionnaire given to 48 primary school teachers and 1663 children were rated.
. Match between features of ADHD outlined in the DSM and questionnaire responses, DSM valid.