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Published Online: August 1969

Similarities and Differences in Patient Evaluation by U. S. and U. K. Psychiatrists

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

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Comparisons were made between evaluations of 23 U. S. patients by 33 U. S. psychiatrists and eight U. K. psychiatrists. The most striking finding was that the U. S. psychiatrists reported almost twice as many symptoms as the U. K. group. Two possible explanations are offered. Also, the U. K. psychiatrists tended to report more symptoms that "overshoot the mark" such as elation, while reporting much less underactivity (dependence, indecisiveness) than did U. S. psychiatrists.

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Pages: 206 - 212
PubMed: 5804806

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Published in print: August 1969
Published online: 1 April 2006

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MYRON G. SANDIFER, JR.
Professor of psychiatry and associate dean for academic affairs, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Ky. 40506
Consultant psychiatrist, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, England
Consultant psychiatrist and physician superintendent, Gartnavel Royal Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland
Associate, North Carolina Department of Mental Health

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