How consistant the findings from an investigation or measuring device are.
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When is a measuring device seen as reliable?
It is seen as reliable if it produces consistent results everytime.
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Name one way in which reliabilty has been established?
Inter-rater reliabilty.
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What is inter-rater reliabilty?
The extent to which mental health professionals agree on a diagnosis.
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How is inter-rater reliability assessed?
By getting two or more psychiatrists to independently diagnose a number of patients and then compare their assessments to see if the both agree.
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Name someone who conducted a key study on Inter-rater reliability.
Cheniaux et al
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When was this key study carried out?
2009
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What was the procedure of this key study?
Two psychiatrists had to diagnose 100 patients using the ICD and the DSM.
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What were the findings from this key study?
One psychiatrist diagnosed 26 using the DSM and 44 with the ICD. The other diagnosed 13 with the DSM and 24 with the ICD.
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What does this study suggest?
That there is little agreement between the psychiatrists. they must be interpreting the symptoms differently.
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What do these suggestions mean?
The classification systmes are not very objective measuring tools for schizophrenia.
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Name another problem with the using the DSM and ICD to diagnose schizophrenia?
They are constantly being revised. Each time a new edition is brought out the criteria changes.
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What does this constant revision mean?
At one point a patient could be diagnosed with schizophrenia but if the criteria changes they may no longer be classsed as schizophrenic even if they are experiencing the exact same symptoms as before.
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How does constant revision indicate that there are problems with reliability of diagnosis?
It demonstrates how making a diagnosis of schizophrenia lacks scientific validity - the diagnostic system as not objective measuring tools.
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Card 2
Front
When is a measuring device seen as reliable?
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It is seen as reliable if it produces consistent results everytime.
Card 3
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Name one way in which reliabilty has been established?
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