Diagnostic reliability and accuracy of pathological grief and psychiatric disorders among Japanese psychologists and psychology students.
The present study examined the reliability and accuracy of diagnoses regarding pathological grief and other psychiatric disorders using a case vignette design. Two Japanese psychologists (Ph.D. and M.A. levels) and five graduate students in psychology participated. Analysis suggests that psychologists and psychology students can reliably apply the diagnostic criteria for pathological grief and other psychiatric disorders.
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Department of Sociocultural Environmental Research, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Japan Science and Technology Corporation, Japan. tomitat@pop01.odn.ne.jp
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D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003479:Curriculum; D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011586:Psychology, Clinical / Q000193:education*; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology