The relative effectiveness of two models for scoring the mid-town psychological disorder index
Two scoring methods, a conditional probability method and the currently used summational method, were tested with a psychiatric case identification instrument, the 22-item Mid-town index. The two methods very similarly classified, as either ill or well, persons in both a patient and a community samp...
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| Published in | Community mental health journal Vol. 3; no. 4; p. 335 |
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| Main Authors | , |
| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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United States
01.12.1967
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| Summary: | Two scoring methods, a conditional probability method and the currently used summational method, were tested with a psychiatric case identification instrument, the 22-item Mid-town index. The two methods very similarly classified, as either ill or well, persons in both a patient and a community sample. Although the less costly summational method is preferable for current use with the 22-item index, the conditional probability method appears to have advantages worthy of further research. Possible approaches for improving the conditional probability method for use in case identification are presented. |
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| ISSN: | 0010-3853 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/BF02349232 |