Clinical intuition in mental health care has been written off as a mysterious kind of ability to ‘see through’ clients, something that clinicians who favour evidence-based practice should have nothing to do with. We propose another understanding of clinical intuition. Similar to other types of profe
In two studies, we investigated the role of mood states in dominated behavioral choices. Past research has shown that mood effects on judgment and decision-making can be pervasive. Yet, the role of mood in dominated choices has so far been neglected. The present research represents a first empirical
Experienced mental health clinicians often do not outperform novices in diagnostic decision making. In this paper we look for an explanation of this phenomenon by testing differences in memory processes. In two studies we aimed to look at differences in accuracy of diagnoses in relation to free reca
Counseling studies have shown that increasing experience is not always associated with better judgments. However, in such studies performance is assessed against external criteria, which may lack validity. The authors applied the CochranWeissShanteau (CWS) index, which assesses the ability to consis
The present study investigated whether individual differences between psychologists in thinking styles are associated with accuracy in diagnostic classification. We asked novice and experienced clinicians to classify two clinical cases of clients with two co-occurring psychological disorders. No sig
Alle Advies- en Meldpunten Kindermishandeling werken sinds 2008 met de werkwijze Onderzoek, Risicotaxatie en Besluitvorming AMK’s (ORBA), een werkwijze die medewerkers helpt zorgvuldig te beslissen over vermoedens van kindermishandeling. Het Nederlands Jeugdinstituut en de Radboud Universiteit Nijme
Models of the psychodiagnostic process prescribe that clinicians should analyze explanations for their clients’ problems and subsequently use this information to decide upon the most appropriate treatment plan. However, studies of clinical practice suggest that the role of explanations is minimal, a
In mental health care, psychologists assess clients’ complaints, analyze underlying problems, and identify causes for these problems, to make treatment decisions. We present a study on psychologists’ diagnostic processes, in which a mixed-method approach was employed. We aimed to identify a common s
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