diagnostic labelling
How “Mental Disorders” are Diagnosed

Published by the Inner Compass Initiative, this article “examines how diagnoses of ‘mental disorders’ differ from medical diagnoses, and reviews the reliability of mental health screening tests and other clinical methods for diagnosing mental disorders.” It begins: “Are there biological tests…
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Diagnosis as Self-Understanding & Self-Alienation: what you need to know about your diagnosis
Doctor knows best, poisoned chalices, and beings on drugs: Young people’s accounts of getting the diagnosis of bipolar disorder
ADHD Diagnosis Leads to Worse Quality of Life, Increased Self-Harm in Kids
Studying Mental Health Problems as Systems, Not Syndromes
Confusing the Diagnosis for the Person
Children are wrongly diagnosed with ADHD if they fall behind at school, warns neurologist

This report by Anita Singh has been published in the Daily Telegraph. It begins: “Children are being wrongly diagnosed with ADHD when they are just falling behind, according to a leading neurologist, who said the medical profession was too quick to label people….
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