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Re: Are there statistics on misdiagnoses? » Larry Hoover

Posted by Squiggles on August 14, 2007, at 11:14:15

In reply to Re: Are there statistics on misdiagnoses? » Squiggles, posted by Larry Hoover on August 14, 2007, at 10:56:36

> > What I would like to find out is how many cases have been documented of a misdiagnosis only to be discovered after the AD is withdrawn.
>
> A significant confound is the natural process of remission. Diagnosis is time-dependent. It may simply no longer be valid, whereas it once was.
>
> You might be interested in this article:
> http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=1313675&blobtype=pdf
>
> Lar

Thanks for replying to my question Larry; can you say something about "sensitivity" and "foreknowledge" in assessment of criteria-- i am not familiar with these concepts.

tx

Squiggles

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