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Malgady, Robert G.; Costantino, Giuseppe – Psychological Assessment, 1998
In this study, 148 Hispanic Americans with schizophrenia, depression, and anxiety disorders were interviewed in English, Spanish, or both. Hispanic clinicians rated symptoms more severely than did Anglo clinicians, and severity was rated highest in bilingual interviews, followed by Spanish, and lowest in English. Implications for diagnosis and…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Classification, Clinical Diagnosis, Diagnostic Tests