The ethical implications of Paul Meehl's work on comparing clinical versus actuarial prediction methods

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1245-1255

  Dawes, Robyn M ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Actuarial prediction methods; Clinical prediction methods; Ethical practice; Paul E. Meehl; Statistical prediction rules

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EMPIRICISM; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; PREDICTION; PSYCHIATRY; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS; ETHICS, CLINICAL; FORECASTING; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INTUITION; MINNESOTA; PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 27844592608     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20180     Document Type: Review

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