Re: ETHICAL ISSUE? "Bush on the Couch" by Justin Frank, M.D.

[Drnanjo]

In a message dated 7/17/2004 7:06:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I can also remember a number of cases where the diagnosis of "multiple personality disorder" was shown to be completely inaccurate or where the assumption made by a psychologist that a client was "repressing" memories of sexual abuse experienced as a child was later determined to be baseless and false. I can ever recall a number of court cases where psychologists or psychiatrists (both of whom had examined the defendant under clinical conditions) appeared as witnesses for both the prosecution and the defense and provided completely opposite diagnoses of the defendant under oath. Hey I am not terribly impressed by this stuff either. Sad to say, the use of psychologists in the forensic realm appears to be depressingly unreliable and invalid. Experts testify to the satisifaction of those paying the bill. Don't even get me started about the horse doo diagnosis of DID.   I wasn't saying "clinical diagnosis good, profiling bad". If you press me, I'll tell you that I am not hugely fond of clinical diagnosis, either. Especially based on the current state of the art in psychological testing etc.   Nancy Melucci Long Beach City College   I --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]