Posted by emmanuel98 on July 26, 2010, at 21:01:43
In reply to Re: Diagnosis Problems » ace, posted by ed_uk2010 on July 26, 2010, at 16:26:12
One of the issues with Axis I and Axis II diagnoses is that insurance companies, under mental health parity laws, pay for Axis I but not for Axis II. I have had severe depression and am considered Axis I, major depressive disorder. But I have also attempted suicide when I was not depressed (at least not according to the DSM criteria), but just emotionally distraught and dysregulated -- which would constitute a borderline personality disorder (Axis II). However, the insurance company won't pay for hospitalization or therapy if the docs don't classify it as MDD (Axis I)
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