Posted by Lonely on January 31, 2005, at 20:23:52
In reply to Downsides to a Major Depression diagnosis?, posted by crushedout on January 31, 2005, at 19:23:25
I'd like to hear more about this too as it seems to me, and I've read and been told, that there's a significant overlap between the different diagnoses. There often are no really discrete differences. In a separate post I just asked about my hubby's new diagnosis from Mood Disorder NOS - previously BP2 - and before that Major Depression and before that just Depression. With our insurance, though, we get more visits if it's a serious mental illness - a 200 series. So, for that reason we prefer the more serious diagnosis. For that matter, at least in my hubby's case, I think he needs more care.
> My T and I are trying to decide what my diagnosis should be to make sure I get insurance coverage. I think I want her to put Major Depression (for other reasons that I don't necessarily want to get into) but she is hesitant. She has no problem doing it if she finds that I fit the criteria (which I think she will), but she says she shies away from that dx. I asked her why but she didn't seem clear.
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> Are there downsides to this dx? Could it come back to haunt me? Under what scenario? Anyone have any experience with this or thoughts on it?
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> Thanks.
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