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Macmann, Gregg M.; Barnett, David W. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1993
The reliability of diagnoses of mental retardation severity was examined by comparing psychiatric and psychological case records of 126 dually diagnosed (mental retardation and psychiatric disorder) clients. Overall chance-corrected agreement was 0.47. Results suggested that the reliability of diagnostic decisions may be best evaluated by analysis…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Decision Making, Mental Disorders, Mental Retardation
