(April 25, 2022 at 9:29 pm)John 6IX Breezy Wrote:(April 25, 2022 at 9:16 pm)brewer Wrote: Bayesian logic application to psychiatric/psychological conditions seems ilimited. Basically because each individual and their underlying condition is often unique. The logic might be able to set up broad diagnostic/treatment generalities, but individual conditions are, well, individual and require individualized treatment.
That's where the 'art' portion of medicine/treatment is applicable.
Well, that's actually what I'm starting to find interesting. I think traditional "frequentist" statistics aligns better with scientific research in the way that it can falsify hypothesis and describe data. But the individual is typically lost within this data. Now, if I'm understanding Bayesian statistics correctly, it means that for clinical purposes I can start off knowing the prior population data for a treatment and then begin to update it so that it's starts to describe an individual more and more.
OK. You can start out with the stats and use it for a general starting diagnostic/treatment point but I think that as you get to know the individual and their condition the treatment may vary. Sometimes enough that you'll need to re-categorize the individuals condition/diagnosis/treatment.
When it comes to psych individuals are, well, lets say tricky. They can initially present as something that they are not.
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
