Portman Clinic

a major British clinic set up in 1933 in Portman Square, London, by three psychoanalysts to assess, diagnose, and research delinquency. This led to the study and treatment of all mental and behavioral abnormalities and disorders. The clinic joined the Tavistock Clinic in the Tavistock and Portman National Health Service Trust in 1994. The trust provides a range of clinical mental health services as well as professional education and training.

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Psychology term of the day

May 9th 2024

hierarchically nested design

any research design that involves several levels of sampling, such that the entities on the lower levels of the design are nested or subsumed within higher order groups. For example, a hierarchically nested design for an educational study might involve students (A), who are nested within classrooms (B), which are nested within schools (C), which are further nested within school districts (D). Several statistical procedures (e.g., analysis of variance, regression analysis, hierarchical linear models) also incorporate a hierarchical aspect. Also called hierarchical design; nested design.