ERIC Number: EJ463981
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1993
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Reliability of Psychiatric and Psychological Diagnoses of Mental Retardation Severity: Judgments under Naturally Occurring Conditions.
Macmann, Gregg M.; Barnett, David W.
American Journal on Mental Retardation, v97 n5 p559-67 Mar 1993
The reliability of diagnoses of mental retardation severity was examined by comparing psychiatric and psychological case records of 126 dually diagnosed (mental retardation and psychiatric disorder) clients. Overall chance-corrected agreement was 0.47. Results suggested that the reliability of diagnostic decisions may be best evaluated by analysis of naturally occurring variation in diagnostic practices. (Author/DB)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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