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Citation |
Milton T. J. Abnorm. Psychol. 1975; 84(5): 456-461. |
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(Copyright © 1975, American Psychological Association) |
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Abstract |
Indicates that although the arguments that D. L. Rosenhan (1973) presents in his critique of diagnostic labeling are compelling, the experiment he employed to furnish empirical support for his thesis is seriously flawed and the nosological alternative he proposes is logically deficient. The most notable weakness is the failure of his study design and methodology to provide a properly controlled test of the major hypothesis. Further, the substantive assumptions underlying Rosenhan's proposal that syndrome labeling be disbanded in favor of labeling specific behaviors are seen as both philosophically naive and inevitably misguiding. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved) |