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Old Feb 02, 2012, 04:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Confusedinomicon View Post
As a doctor you should be more concerned with the individual as a whole. Their past history should not color the way you look at a person. (Which could happen if you place too much of a focus on their histories and make judgements about them based on that)
In her training, I'm quite sure she will learn quite a bit about Past History; how to read and interpret such info, at least I would certainly hope so.

It's up to the patient how much one chooses to disclose. It's not to make a "judgement" against anyone. You could always just plainly state that you want to get their diagnosis first, before sharing that information with them.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychiatric_history
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Last edited by justaSeeker; Feb 02, 2012 at 04:32 AM. Reason: To add more infrormation to my reply