Psychology, Public Policy, and Law Vol. 24, Iss. 1,  (Feb 2018): 1-10. Decision-making of mental health professionals is influenced by irrelevant information (e.g., Murrie, Boccaccini, Guarnera, & Rufino, 2013). However, the extent to which mental health evaluators acknowledge the existence of bias, recognize it, and understand the need to guard against it, is unknown.. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.