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Coben, Robert; Myers, Thomas E. – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2009
Objective: This study was the first to investigate the efficacy of long wave infrared (LWIR) imaging as a diagnostic tool for ADHD. Method: with ADHD and a high level of specificity (94%) in discriminating those with ADHD from those with other diagnoses. The overall classification rate was 73.16%. This was indicative of a high level of…
Descriptors: Hyperactivity, Validity, Attention Deficit Disorders, Diagnostic Tests
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Thienemann, Margo; Hamilton, John D. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007
This column describes how a university clinic (henceforth "the Clinic") specializing in treating children with anxiety disorders managed over time to integrate empirically supported treatments and diagnostic methods, initially with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and later with other anxiety disorders as well, over the 15-year period 1991 to…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Patients, Clinics, Anxiety
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Andersson, Gerhard; Ghaderi, Ata – Clinical Psychologist, 2006
While a majority of cognitive behavioural researchers and clinicians adhere to the classification system provided in the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV)," strong objections have been voiced among behaviourists who find the dichotomous allocation of patients into psychiatric diagnoses incompatible with the philosophy…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Patients, Classification
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Silver, Reuben J.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1981
Compared unipolar depressives with chronic intermittent depressives on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). Results indicated mean profiles did not differ significantly, however, an MMPI clinician was able to sort the profiles into two groups. Hypothesizes that unipolar and chronic depressives may not differ on severity of…
Descriptors: Adults, Clinical Diagnosis, Clinical Psychology, Comparative Testing
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Chignell, Mark H.; Stacey, Barrie G. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1981
Further evidence is provided for assessing the use of cluster analysis in comparison with other multivariate methods. When appropriately used, cluster analysis is a convenient tool for developing empirically based diagnostic groupings. The frequently stated limitations of the technique should not invalidate the obtained groupings of such cases.…
Descriptors: Classification, Clinical Diagnosis, Clinical Psychology, Cluster Analysis
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Wampold, Bruce E.; Brown, George S. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2005
To estimate the variability in outcomes attributable to therapists in clinical practice, the authors analyzed the outcomes of 6,146 patients seen by approximately 581 therapists in the context of managed care. For this analysis, the authors used multilevel statistical procedures, in which therapists were treated as a random factor. When the…
Descriptors: Psychotherapy, Patients, Drug Therapy, Allied Health Personnel
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Johnson, Jeffrey G. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1995
Investigated the psychiatric comorbidity, health, and functioning of 1,000 primary care patients with alcohol abuse and dependence (AAD). Psychiatric symptomatology was assessed with the Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders (PRIME-MD) diagnostic system, which resulted in a 71 percent increase in physician recognition of AAD. Other findings…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholism, Clinical Diagnosis, Clinical Psychology
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology