PMID: 3761410Jan 1, 1986Paper

Two cases of misdiagnosis: some essentials of intake

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
W C SargentC Lawford

Abstract

This article traces the history of two clinical cases. The first case describes a substance abusing patient who enacted the part of a narcotics addict. This enactment was affirmed by both alcohol and narcotic treatment programs, leading to a misdiagnosis. The second case describes a substance using client misdiagnosed as a result of assumptions made by the referral source. Biases inherent in the assessment of drug involved patients are illustrated and the utility of the hypotheses testing approach as a method of diagnostic error reduction and correction is discussed.

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Jan 1, 1988·Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment·H J Shaffer, N S Costikyan
Nov 10, 2021·Annals of Medicine·Maia SzalavitzSarah E Wakeman

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