Journal of Clinical Psychology · 1986 · 44 citations · 8 references
Social SciencesPsychiatryPsychologyBayesian Data AnalysisPsychiatric AssessmentPsychometricsDiagnostic Test EvaluationPersonality AssessmentPsychiatric DiagnosisPsychological AssessmentPsychological TestingSymptom AssessmentClinical Personality AssessmentDiagnostic Classification ModelsDiagnostic Probability EstimationDiagnostic Symptom ProfilingHit RatePersonality Disorder DiagnosisProbability Of DiagnosisRecognition Of Psychiatric Symptoms
Diagnostic hit rates for the Diagnostic Inventory of Personality and Symptoms (DIPS) were compared to diagnosis by psychiatrists of the same patients (N = 60). Three methods were employed to determine the DIPS hit rates. The Probability Scale employing Bayesian concepts and base rates correctly classified 70% of the patients and was more accurate by far than the other two methods.
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Diagnostic Efficiency and DSM-III
Thomas A. Widiger · Archives of General Psychiatry · 1984 · 175 citations