A randomized controlled trial of cognitive debiasing improves assessment and treatment selection for pediatric bipolar disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study examined the efficacy of a new cognitive debiasing intervention in reducing decision-making errors in the assessment of pediatric bipolar disorder (PBD).

Method

The study was a randomized controlled trial using case vignette methodology. Participants were 137 mental health professionals working in different regions of the United States (M = 8.6 ± 7.5 years of experience). Participants were randomly assigned to a (a) brief overview of PBD (control condition), or (b) the same brief overview plus a cognitive debiasing intervention (treatment condition) that educated participants about common cognitive pitfalls (e.g., base-rate neglect, search satisficing) and taught corrective strategies (e.g., mnemonics, Bayesian tools). Both groups evaluated 4 identical c

SUBMITTER: Jenkins MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4801735 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature