Validity Issues in diagnosis of Schizophrenia
- Created by: Polly Burgess
- Created on: 12-06-13 13:08
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- Issues surrounding classification and diagnosis
- Validity
- Disorders similar to schizoprenia
- there are individuals who display symptoms similar to those of schizophreniaBUT don't meet the 'criteria'
- validity is affected because of these variations
- blurred boundary between classifications!
- there are individuals who display symptoms similar to those of schizophreniaBUT don't meet the 'criteria'
- Dimensional or categorical disorder
- classifications should relate to the degree at which problems are experienced
- E.g. may experience hallucinationsbut learnt how to cope and function in life well
- classifications should relate to the degree at which problems are experienced
- It is a multiple disorder
- Individuals diagnosed can present different problems
- SUGGESTS: no single underlying causal factor
- individuals respond differently to treatments!
- SUGGESTS: there is a lack of validity in diagnosis of schizoprenia
- individuals respond differently to treatments!
- SUGGESTS: no single underlying causal factor
- Individuals diagnosed can present different problems
- Hard to distinguish between schizophrenia and seeminglessly unrelated syndromes
- Cultural Variations
- Harrison et al (1988)
- Schizophrenia is diagnosed more frequently in African Americans and African- Caribbean populations
- misinterpreations of cultural differences as being symptoms of schizophrenia- e.g hearing voices is a spiritual good thing in places like Jamaica.
- Schizophrenia is diagnosed more frequently in African Americans and African- Caribbean populations
- Harrison et al (1988)
- Disorders similar to schizoprenia
- Cultural Variations
- Harrison et al (1988)
- Schizophrenia is diagnosed more frequently in African Americans and African- Caribbean populations
- misinterpreations of cultural differences as being symptoms of schizophrenia- e.g hearing voices is a spiritual good thing in places like Jamaica.
- Schizophrenia is diagnosed more frequently in African Americans and African- Caribbean populations
- Harrison et al (1988)
- Validity
- SUGGESTS: no single underlying causal factor
- individuals respond differently to treatments!
- SUGGESTS: there is a lack of validity in diagnosis of schizoprenia
- individuals respond differently to treatments!
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