Abstract
The author describes the instruments that have been developed to provide an objective basis for making reliable diagnoses in the cross-national study. Armed with these tools, the investigators designed an experimental approach to examining patients admitted to a London and a New York mental hospital. The author also outlines the next steps in the study.
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- article
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- 125
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- 10S
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- 12-20
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- 55
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Joseph Zubin
(1969).
Cross-National Study of Diagnosis of the Mental Disorders: Methodology and Planning.
American Journal of Psychiatry
, 125
(10S)
, 12-20.
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.125.10s.12
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- DOI
- 10.1176/ajp.125.10s.12