Computer Utilization and Clinical Judgment in Psychological Assessment Reports.
The process of assessment report writing is a complex one, involving both the statistical evaluation of data and clinical methods of data interpretation to appropriately answer referral questions. Today, a computer often analyzes data generated in a psychological assessment, at least in part. In thi...
| Published in: | Journal of Clinical Psychology Vol. 62; no. 1; pp. 19 - 33 |
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
January 2006
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