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Cloning the clinician: A method for assessing illusory mental health
Author(s) -
Shedler Jonathan,
Karliner Rachel,
Katz Ellen
Publication year - 2003
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/jclp.10148
Subject(s) - mental health , psychology , illusion , test (biology) , reliability (semiconductor) , clinical psychology , cognitive psychology , psychiatry , paleontology , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , biology
Self‐report mental health scales cannot distinguish between genuine mental health and the facade or illusion of mental health created by psychological defenses. Shedler, Mayman, and Manis (1994) demonstrated that experienced clinicians can differentiate genuine from illusory mental health using the Early Memory Test, and that illusory mental health may be a risk factor for medical illness. This article describes the development of the Early Memory Index (EMI), a formal scoring system for the Early Memory Test, and presents evidence for its reliability and validity. The EMI makes the technique for assessing illusory mental health accessible to a wide range of investigators, including investigators who lack extensive clinical training. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol.