The Dynamic Formulation—A Critique of a Psychiatric Ritual

STEPHEN R. GOLDSMITH and ARNOLD J. MANDELLAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 125, Number 12

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.125.12.1738

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The authors, studying predictions of psychological state formed solely from dynamic formulations, found no correlation between correct predictions and length of professional psychiatric experience. They question the misuse of deductive reasoning and selection of statements in the formulations used in formal psychiatric examinations and suggest that the dynamic formulation may not be a useful predictor of diagnostic entities.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 125 • Number 12 • June 1969

Pages: 1738 - 1743

PubMed: 5770199

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Published in print: June 1969

Published online: 1 April 2006

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STEPHEN R. GOLDSMITH

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ARNOLD J. MANDELL

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Resident in psychiatry, UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, 760 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, Calif. 90024

Associate professor of psychiatry, University of California at Irvine

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The Dynamic Formulation—A Critique of a Psychiatric Ritual

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