TY - JOUR
T1 - Gender Differences in the Diagnosis of Mental Disorders
T2 - Conclusions and Controversies of the DSM-IV
AU - Hartung, Cynthia M.
AU - Widiger, Thomas A.
PY - 1998/5
Y1 - 1998/5
N2 - One of the more controversial issues in terms of mental disorder diagnoses has been their differential sex prevalence. The conclusions provided in the 4th edition of the American Psychiatric Association's (1994) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders were derived from systematic reviews of the research literature. However, this research is perhaps complicated by common sources of error. Two sources, in particular, are emphasized here: biases in sampling and biases within the diagnostic criteria themselves. The potential for such biases is illustrated for a wide variety of mental disorder diagnoses, and suggestions for research to address them are provided.
AB - One of the more controversial issues in terms of mental disorder diagnoses has been their differential sex prevalence. The conclusions provided in the 4th edition of the American Psychiatric Association's (1994) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders were derived from systematic reviews of the research literature. However, this research is perhaps complicated by common sources of error. Two sources, in particular, are emphasized here: biases in sampling and biases within the diagnostic criteria themselves. The potential for such biases is illustrated for a wide variety of mental disorder diagnoses, and suggestions for research to address them are provided.
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U2 - 10.1037/0033-2909.123.3.260
DO - 10.1037/0033-2909.123.3.260
M3 - Article
C2 - 9602559
AN - SCOPUS:0032065554
SN - 0033-2909
VL - 123
SP - 260
EP - 278
JO - Psychological Bulletin
JF - Psychological Bulletin
IS - 3
ER -
