CLINICAL

APPROACH VS.
ACTUARIAL
APPROACH
 Clinical Approach vs. Actuarial
Approach
Statistical Approach is a
method or technique
used for proving a
judgement by using
Statistical Method such
as Computation,
Statistics, Inventories
and other computation
process.
On the other hand, Clinical
Approach is also a
technique in which it is
also used for proving
clinical judgement made,
but this approach proves
judgement by interpreting
observable behaviour,
interviews, and diagnosis.
 Studies about Clinical vs.
Actuarial Approach

Sarbins Studies 1943

Meehls Studies 1954
Sawyers Studies 1966
Goldbergs Studies1965
Grove et. Al Studies 2000
 5 areas of Accuracy for Clinical
Approach

Description of Personality and

Psychopathology
Diagnosis
Case Formulation
Behavioural Prediction
Decision Making
 Making Clinical Judgement
Ways in Overcoming Bias

Be aware of and sensitive

Bias in Making Clinical with the bias reported
Judgement Attend to diagnostic
criteria in diagnostic
Gender Bias manuals
Race/Ethnicity Bias Use statistical prediction
Social Bias whenever possible.
 When to use Clinical Approach and
Statistical Approach?

Clinical Approach
Information are needed Statistical Approach
without the use of any Results are objective and
test. specific
Rare, unusual events of a Outcomes for large,
highly individualized samples are involved, and
nature are to be predicted
interests in the individual
Involve instances for
case are minimal
which no statistical Concerning about human
equations are used
judgmental error or bias.