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Differential diagnosis for certain symptoms related to mood, anxiety, and eating behaviors can often be challenging to determine. The Evidence Based Treatment Centers of Seattle (EBTCS) is conducting a research study exploring whether symptom characteristics influence clinicians' diagnostic impressions and treatment recommendations for several mental health conditions. Our hope is that data collected from this study will help us learn more about the reliability of clinicians' diagnostic impressions for certain disorders, which in turn may inform efforts for clinician training and the refinement of psychiatric diagnostic systems.
Study participation involves completing an online survey via SurveyMonkey. Most individuals take between 10-15 minutes to complete the survey. All data is completely anonymous. Names or other unique identifiers are not collected in connection with study data.
The study procedures include: (1) providing demographic data and information about work settings and activities, and (2) reading two clinical vignettes and providing diagnostic impressions and treatment recommendations for each vignette.
Risks for participating in the study are minimal. Participants can choose to enter a drawing with the chance to win one of five $50 Amazon gift cards. The drawing will take place once data collection has been completed.
Interested licensed mental health professionals can click below to be taken to the study consent form and survey, or can contact Ariel Ravid, PhD, at
aravid@ebtseattle.com.
Survey Password: Study2024
Thank you for considering participating in this study!
Ariel Ravid, PhD and Travis Osborne, PhD
Co-Directors of Research
Evidence Based Treatment Centers of Seattle (EBTCS)
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Jessica Harper, PhD
Evidence Based Treatment Centers of Seattle
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