Psychology 2320A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Vigorish, Overdiagnosis, Diagnostic And Statistical Manual Of Mental Disorders

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2320A/B
• Professor: Graham Reid

Document Summary

Dsm iv criteria reviewed in the lecture this week. Rates have significantly increased sine 1990s, sex differences higher in clinical samples boys receiving treatment for adhd at 2-3 x higher rates (as high as 9:1). Who is doing the reportin in child diagnosis? (eg: depression distortion bias; idea of a parenting. Clinicians basing their diagnosis off of clinical judgement (biased) instead of diagnostic criteria: boys fit the prototype better, clinicians not weighing the diagnostic criteria equally . Problems with diagnosis: medicating people who are not actually suffering from the disorder, affects treatment effectiveness because some kids who don"t need meds are getting meds. Examine potential overdiagnosis and gender-bias diagnosis in clinical routine. **therapists who misdiagnosied adhd were also more likely to prescribe treatment (medication) Follow the criteria more strictly, change the bias in the diagnosis (more female things focused on; more peripheral symptoms that are more common)