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Belief can affect the way we view our illness and can be prominent in both psychiatric disorders and non-psychiatric disorders. This project will aim to improve our understanding of belief in a range of disorders with the aim of improving diagnosis and providing suggestions for managing patients with high levels of belief conviction.
Sydney Medical School - Generic
This project will involve clinical research aiming to improving the way that belief is assessed across a range of medical disorders within a large hospital complex.
The Nepean Belief Scale (NBS) is a clinician-rated instrument that can be used to assess belief. Although first developed for use in obsessive-compulsive disorder, the NBS has also been used in psychotic disorders, depression and anorexia nervosa.
Research Location: Westmead Hospital
The opportunity ID for this research opportunity is 3582