What informed participants’ initial diagnosis? Table 4: Influences on initial diagnosis Pedophile N OCD N N N 1. Prior knowledge and understanding of disorders 6 8 1 15 gained from educational magazines etc” Participant who assigned an initial diagnosis of Pedophile “Information – had heard about OCD with these thoughts” Participant who assigned an initial diagnosis of OCD. “I – 2. Content of vignette 40 3 6 49 2.1 Nature of thoughts 31 0 0 31 just thought if you had those thoughts it meant you were a pedophile” “I 2.2 Length of time that the thoughts had occurred 8 0 0 8 words for some time and often” “The 2.3 Just thoughts, no mention of action. 0 3 4 7 just had thoughts do I didn’t think he was a pedophile” Participant who assigned an initial diagnosis of OCD. “He – statement didn’t say he had acted on his thoughts”- Participant who responded at initial diagnosis. “The ‘other’ 2.4 The age difference between target and his niece 1 0 0 1 ages” “Their 2.5 Thoughts about a family member 0 0 2 2 was a family member whom he thought” “It
What informed participants’ initial diagnosis? Table 4: Influences on initial diagnosis Pedophile N OCD N N N 1. Prior knowledge and understanding of disorders “Information gained from educational magazines etc” – Participant who assigned an initial diagnosis of Pedophile “I had heard about OCD with these thoughts” – Participant who assigned an initial diagnosis of OCD. 6 8 1 15 2. Content of vignette 40 3 6 49 2.1 Nature of thoughts “I just thought if you had those thoughts it meant you were a pedophile” 31 0 0 31 2.2 Length of time that the thoughts had occurred “The words for some time and often” 8 0 0 8 2.3 Just thoughts, no mention of action. “He just had thoughts do I didn’t think he was a pedophile” – Participant who assigned an initial diagnosis of OCD. “The statement didn’t say he had acted on his thoughts”- Participant who responded ‘other’ at initial diagnosis. 0 3 4 7 2.4 The age difference between target and his niece “Their ages” 1 0 0 1 2.5 Thoughts about a family member “It was a family member whom he thought” 0 0 2 2
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