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A replicated cluster solution in a heterogeneous psychiatric population
Author(s) -
Cyr J. J.,
Atkinson L.,
Haley G. A.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198601)42:1<92::aid-jclp2270420114>3.0.co;2-2
Subject(s) - cluster (spacecraft) , population , psychology , psychiatry , clinical psychology , medicine , computer science , environmental health , programming language
Two cluster analytic studies were conducted to explore groupings of patients in a heterogeneous psychiatric population. Study 1 ( N = 170) provided support for the derivation by a cluster analytic method of five meaningful clinical groups of patients. Based on an extensively modified inventory and a different population of psychiatric patients, results from Study 2 ( N = 224) provided further indication of the stability of the clusters. It was concluded that cluster analysis may provide a viable method as a classification system for a heterogeneous population of psychiatric inpatients.