Some individuals have suggested that there is gender bias in psychiatric diagnosis. According to the paper by Widiger and Spitzer described in your textbook, which of the following situations would necessarily demonstrate the existence of such bias?
a. if a disorder were found to be much more prevalent in one sex than in the other
b. if men and women presenting with the same cluster of symptoms were assigned different diagnosis
c. both of the above
d. neither of the above
B
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