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Discuss Validity and Reliability of Diagnostics
Discuss Validity and Reliability of Diagnostics
Discuss Validity and Reliability of Diagnostics
The variety of abnormal disorders and the difficulty in agreeing on a type of a disorder make it even harder for psychiatrists and clinical psychologists to make an accurate diagnosis of an abnormal disorder. To make a diagnosis psychiatrists use a system of diagnosis like The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental disorders (DSM), The International Classification of Diseases (ICD), and The Chinese Classification of Mental Disorders (CCMD). These diagnostic systems are subject to change over time as the cultural view of people changes