Psychiatry and the Presumption of Expertise: Flipping Coins in the Courtroom
Bruce J. Ennis,Thomas R. Litwack +1 more
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The validity of predictions of the effect of hospitalization and treatment and the reliability of Psychiatric Judgments are compared.Abstract:
I. PROFESSIONAL LITERATURE ON THE RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY OF PSYCHIATRIC JUDGMENTS 697 A. The Reliability of Psychiatric Judgments ----------------699 B. The Validity of Psychiatric Judgments . .708 1. The validity of diagnosis 708 2. The validity of predictions of dangerousness ____ 711 3. The validity of predictions of the need for hospitalization and treatment ------------------------------717 4. The validity of predictions of the effect of hospitalization and treatment ----.............-----------718read more
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