A patient reports to the clinic with symptoms suggestive of schizophrenia (hearing voices, illogical ow of thoughts, inability to interpret social situations correctly). He is 64 years old, seems detached and is highly religious. He has a rural Ugandan background, but he moved to the USA 15 years ago.

The psychiatrist is a Caucasian male coming from an upper middle-class family. He recently graduated from a medical school.

What factors can potentially cause biases in this interview? In a group list all potential biases you can think of. Then eliminate all sources of bias that do not belong to clinician variables. Group the remaining sources of bias into three categories: clinician’s attitudes and beliefs, clinician’s abilities, clinician’s cognitive biases