Psychiatric disability and clinical decision making: The impact of judgment error and bias

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 707-729

  Harding, Thomas P ^a  

^a New York 13905   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias; Clinical decision making; Judgment error; Psychiatric disability

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERROR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; REVIEW; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 4644341658     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2004.06.003     Document Type: Article

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