Screening
Definition
A preliminary assessment used to identify a need for further inquiry rather than establish a final classification.
Related terms
- Alternative Explanation
- A competing account of a finding that should be evaluated against the available evidence.
- Chance Expectation
- The mean result under a specified random-response model; it is not a significance threshold.
- Continuity of Care
- Maintaining suitable clinical support across changes in setting or provider.
- Fitness
- A legal question about specified abilities for proceedings, distinct from diagnosis.
- Malingering
- Intentional fabrication or substantial exaggeration of symptoms for an external incentive.
- Performance Validity
- Whether observed performance supports its intended interpretation as evidence of ability.
- Professional Independence
- Clinical judgement based on health needs and professional duties rather than punitive purposes.
- Symptom-Report Validity
- Whether reported symptoms support the intended interpretation, considering response patterns and context.
Explained in these topics
- Malingering and Response-Style Detection
- Mental Health in Custody: Screening, Care and Legal SafeguardsInitial identification of possible needs requiring appropriate follow-up.