Risks, Benefits, and Diagnosis

        Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read the required chapters from the text and review the required articles for this week. The risk-benefit calculation for any drug assumes a correct diagnosis of the disorder. Many investigators...

Signs, Symptoms, and Diagnosis

Diagnosis refers to the identification of a specific disease through evaluation of signs, symptoms, laboratorytests, or other tools. More than one factor is usually required to verify a diagnosis. For example, a diagnosis ofdiabetes mellitus could be confirmed by a...

Benefits, and Diagnosis

The risk-benefit calculation for any drug assumes a correct diagnosis of the disorder. Many investigators and clinicians feel the current epidemic of child psychiatric disorders is largely due to inappropriate diagnosis. Evaluate the risk and benefits of using...