Posted by Elle2021 on January 11, 2004, at 22:59:58
In reply to What constitutes a diagnosis?, posted by Dinah on January 11, 2004, at 11:46:53
> So if anyone asks, do I have to admit these as diagnoses? He's never written it down or anything.
I wouldn't.
>And sometimes he just uses the word "traits", rather than the formal diagnosis.
Isn't that irritating. My pdoc does the same thing. He says, well you have all the traits of bpd, but then he won't come right out and say, "your borderline." I read an article that said pdocs don't like to label their patients... Well, I prefer they do.
>Everyone else sees me on the schizoid/schizotypal cluster.
Can you explain what those dx's are please. I am somewhat familiar, but not really.
>I must confess that I am reluctant to have to declare it because there is still, unfortunately, prejudice out there.
I wouldn't go about admitting to them either, to other doctors that is. Let the other doctors come up with their own dx.
Elle
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