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Dissertation
Reliability and third party informants: factors influencing ward staff observations of symptom genuineness
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hahnemann University
Aug 1999
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/00009413
Abstract
This study addressed the use of third party information in criminal forensic assessment. The perceptions of direct care staff in a forensic hospital regarding the genuineness of patient symptoms were explored. Staff (N = 108) were asked to rate eight case vignettes in which the patient variables of prior psychiatric history, cooperativeness with staff, and inconsistency across observations were systematically manipulated within a 2 x 2 x 2 within-subjects design. Results indicated that prior psychiatric history and behavioral inconsistency were significantly related to staff perceptions of symptom genuineness, but uncooperativeness was not.
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- Title
- Reliability and third party informants
- Creators
- Judith Philipson
- Contributors
- Kirk Heilbrun (Advisor) - Drexel University, Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hahnemann University (1993-1996, 1998-2002)
- Awarding Institution
- Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hahnemann University
- Degree Awarded
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
- Publisher
- Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hahnemann University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Number of pages
- vii, 104 pages
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hahnemann University (1993-1996, 1998-2002); Clinical and Health Psychology [Historical]; School of Health Professions (1998-2000)
- Other Identifier
- 991021888780704721