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1 What are some of the advantages of conducting a structured interview for an initial mental health assessment? In addition, what specific advantages do the mental status exam and the SCID offer?

2 How do reliability and validity relate to the assessment and classification of psychopathology?

3 How can neuropsychological testing help us understand mental illness?

4 What important areas of potential do neuroscience techniques offer in the assessment and classification of mental illness?

5 “Classification is a way to organize the diversity seen in mental disorders.” From what you have read about ICD and DSM, the advantages of classification are clear, but are there any disadvantages or things that are overlooked?

For Further Reading

Frances, A. (2013). Saving normal: An insider’s revolt against out-of-control psychiatric diagnosis, DSM–5, big pharma, and the medicalization of ordinary life. New York, NY: Harper Collins.

Kitayama, S., & Cohen, D. (2007). The handbook of cultural psychology. New York, NY: Guilford Press.

Meehl, P. E. (1954). Clinical versus statistical prediction. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.