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In making a differential diagnosis, the psychologist performing the assessment gathers data from multiple sources and completes a process that is more extensive than a screening in order to determine the 1) likelihood that the patient has one disorder as opposed to another 2) likelihood that a psychological disorder is present 3) presence or absence of an organic basis for a specific disorder 4) presence or absence of psychological factors contributing to multiple disorders

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There is likelihood that the patient has one disorder as opposed to another

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The Psychologist perform differential diagnosis to gather various information from multiple sources and also performs an extensive screening because

  • In many cases the symptoms of two psychological disorder may be the same
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