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I'm always kind of annoyed that patients aren't part of the diagnostic team for the patient in most cases. Because sure they aren't a doctor but they're also th

by Spivak 2y ago

I'm always kind of annoyed that patients aren't part of the diagnostic team for the patient in most cases. Because sure they aren't a doctor but they're also the expert at their own symptomology given they have the unique experience of seeing their problems from the inside and are monitoring the patient 24/7. It's why the DSM in particular is so frustrating because the diagnostic criteria are written for how the condition presents from the outside. Which isn't inherently a bad thing but there's a huge amount of overlap which makes it imprecise. The criteria from the perspective of the sufferer is far far more specific.

viraptor 2y ago
DSM is a tricky one. That's one area where the patient's idea of symptoms may be especially affected by patient's symptoms. Many will align, but for example you wouldn't want a bipolar person during a manic episode to tell you if they're having problems, because they're going to be feeling amazing. On the other hand for example ADHD diagnosis in many places relies on extra people, because patients are known to downplay their symptoms. > from the perspective of the sufferer is far far more specific So yeah, that's... sometimes true.