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The virtual case report.

Donald P Spence1

  • 1dpshaslet@aol.com

The Psychoanalytic Quarterly
|October 24, 2002
PubMed
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Clinical case reports are increasingly doubted due to memory

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Cognitive Science

Background:

  • Clinical case reports are increasingly scrutinized due to their reliance on memory.
  • Eyewitness testimony research indicates memory can be influenced by post-event information.
  • Theoretical biases can affect the recall and interpretation of clinical events.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the reliability of clinical case reports.
  • To explore the impact of memory biases on clinical narrative construction.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on memory and eyewitness testimony.
  • Theoretical analysis of psychoanalytic theory's influence on case reporting.

Main Results:

  • Clinical reports may be susceptible to memory distortions.

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  • Dominant theoretical frameworks can lead to biased selection and alteration of clinical data.
  • Case reports may be more "virtual" (theory-consistent) than "veridical" (factually accurate).

    • Conclusions:

    • The veridicality of clinical case reports is questionable due to memory fallibility.
    • Psychoanalytic theories may inadvertently shape the presentation of clinical evidence.
    • Further research is needed to establish more objective methods for clinical data collection.