I have written about problems with impairment guides several times 1,2.3. Recently I have compiled data on the answers to 5 case studies by 114 psychiatrists who have completed the GEPIC training program. Although we assert face validity in other words we think it measures psychiatric impairment, the critical issue is reliability, do different psychiatrist come up with the same numbers with the same claimant. We have a statistician looking at this. I will be presenting a paper on the … Continue reading Some thoughts on psychiatric impairment guides