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Comparison of Self-Ratings of Psychiatric Patients with Ratings made by a Psychiatrist

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

M. B. Shapiro
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, de Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF
F. Post
Affiliation:
The Bethlem Royal and Maudsley Hospital, London, SE5 8AZ

Extract

A large part of the data gathered in psychiatric and clinical psychological research consists of ratings carried out by various members of the clinical team. A set of clinical ratings consists essentially of a questionnaire that is completed by someone who is familiar with the patient. Data of this kind provide information about the way in which members of the clinical team think about their patients; but not necessarily about the ways in which the patients themselves actually behave, feel and think. One would of course expect to find a relationship between the two kinds of data, and both are of psychological interest.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1974 

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