Perennial ethical quandaries in military psychology: toward American Psychological Association-Department of Defense collaboration
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Clinical psychologists who are employed by the military frequently face conflicting guidelines in pscyhological practice on the confidentiality of treatment and the military's need to access information on their employees. The Dept. of Defense mandates the disclosure of information on federal employees in the event of a court-martial and does not recognize the ethical obligations of psychologists to their clients. Some military psychologists attempt to fulfill their dual roles by omitting reports on record or prioritizing the client's interests over the military's.
Publication Name: Professional Psychology, Research and Practice
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0735-7028
Year: 1995
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Clinical judgment of major depression in AIDS patients: the effects of clinician complexity and stereotyping
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Clinical psychologists who exhibited more knowledge of AIDS issues were more likely to prescribe antidepressant medication over other types of medication. This attitude shows that they referred to stereotypes of AIDS victims as depressive, in the same way that other patients suffering from terminal illness are readily diagnosed as being depressed. Thus, clinicians may overlook other mental conditions that may occur apart from depression, including adjustment disorders with depressive symptoms.
Publication Name: Professional Psychology, Research and Practice
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0735-7028
Year: 1995
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Assessment practices of clinical psychologists
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Watkins, Campbell, Nieberding and Hallmark arrived at inaccurate conclusions regarding the practice of psychological assessment. They said that the assessment practices of clinical psychologists have remained unchanged in the past 30 years. Watkins et al.'s assessment procedures emphasized more on psychological tests and did not include behavioral assessment which was considered a major development in psychological assessment.
Publication Name: Professional Psychology, Research and Practice
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0735-7028
Year: 1996
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