Diagnosing for Accuracy vs. Diagnosing for Reimbursement

The process of assigning mental health diagnoses can be influenced by more than observed clinical symptoms. Sometimes a diagnosis may be assigned even when the most correct diagnosis is 'no diagnosis'. Here's why it happens and why it carries important consequences for clinicians, research on prevalence rates, and the mental health system as a whole.Tags: in practice, politics, public health, therapy
Source: Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life - Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Tags: General in practice politics public health therapy Source Type: blogs