Effects of Patient Gender on Clinicians’ Diagnostic Assessment of Youth Disruptive Mood and Behavior
We found no evidence of an association between patient gender, diagnostic accuracy, or perceived severity or impairment when assessing youth DBDs in the present study. Results suggest that diagnostic judgments may be driven by clinical presentation rather than gender and that the male DBD preponderance may not be due to gender diagnostic biases. Further research is needed to replicate these findings among youths in clinical settings, with diverse gender identities, and with other mental health conditions.
Authors
- Shannon Shaughnessy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9128-9705)
- Jared W. Keeley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1437-5810)
- Michael C. Roberts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1955-8672)
- Jeffrey D. Burke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1763-3133)
- Spencer C. Evans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8644-817X)
- Geoffrey M. Reed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6572-4785)
Institutions
- University of Connecticut (US)
- University of Miami (US)
- University of Kansas (US)
- Virginia Commonwealth University (US)
- Columbia College (CA)
- Royal College of Physicians (GB)
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology
- Published
- 2024-12-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2024.2432319
- Primary Topic
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00