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How accurate are client reports?

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Information reported by clients on their previous contacts with community agencies is not accurate. A study of hospital and clinic records indicates that these reports contain omissions significant enough to jeopardize continuity of care.

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  1. the Department of Psychology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma

    Vicki Nealey (Assistant Professor)

  2. University of Illinois, Urbana

    Merlin Taber (Professor of Social Work)

  3. Battelle Human Affairs Research Centers, Seattle, Washington

    Stanley Nealey (Assistant Director)

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  1. Vicki Nealey
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This article is based upon research funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, grant number 5R01 MH15036.

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Nealey, V., Taber, M. & Nealey, S. How accurate are client reports?. Administration in Mental Health 3, 186–192 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02619680

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