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Differences in Usage of Diagnostic Labels amongst Psychiatrists in the British Isles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

J. R. M. Copeland ,
J. E. Cooper ,
R. E. Kendell  and
A. J. Gourlay
J. R. M. Copeland
Affiliation:
U.S.-U.K. Diagnostic Project, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London, S.E.5
J. E. Cooper
Affiliation:
U.S.-U.K. Diagnostic Project, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London, S.E.5
R. E. Kendell
Affiliation:
U.S.-U.K. Diagnostic Project, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London, S.E.5
A. J. Gourlay
Affiliation:
U.S.-U.K. Diagnostic Project, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London, S.E.5
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Extract

This paper examines the differences in diagnostic practice and rating behaviour between groups of psychiatrists trained in different centres in the British Isles, using their observations on three video-taped psychiatric interviews. The findings are also briefly compared with similar data obtained in the United States.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 118 , Issue 547 , June 1971 , pp. 629 - 640
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1971 

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