Exploratory Analyses. In addition to providing demographic information and diagnoses, participants also provided information about if they had utilized the DSM-5 or consulted with a colleague while completing the questionnaire. This extra data provided extra information about participants’ environment and behaviors around diagnosing. While not the primary focus of this study, these exploratory analyses and the subsequent data gathered offer other possible answers or additional information to be considered when discussing this topic. Use of DSM-5. In addition to being divided into groups based on the discipline of their license, participants were also divided into groups based on use or non-use of the DSM-5 and if they consulted with a colleague or not. A t-test analysis was performed on this data due to comparing the means of two groups.
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Sources: Dissertation, Masters Thesis