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Originally Posted by rainbow8
the only one qualified to diagnose was the pdoc and he said I have OCD and Anxiety. He said he wasn't able to determine if I had BPD and could send me to someone else if I wanted to find out. Through the years, 5 different Ts told me I had BPD!
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What do you mean only the pdoc was qualified to diagnose? Therapists are qualified to diagnose psychiatric disorders. They study this in graduate school and do this with their clients routinely. They are often the first professional to make a diagnosis, because they are often the ones to refer to a pdoc. The pdoc makes an independent diagnosis, but will certainly look at what the client comes in with, if that information is provided to them. But especially with a personality disorder, the pdoc is often not the one diagnosing. A personality disorder is often only diagnosed if the clinician has seen the client for a while over time, and gotten to know them well. A pdoc generally sees a client much less frequently than a therapist and doesn't get to know them as well. Many pdocs I know expect the therapist to make the personality disorder diagnosis, if there is one. FWIW, many mental health professionals do not diagnose complex PTSD because it's not in the DSM, so that could be a main reason why you've never heard this before (in relation to yourself).
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Originally Posted by Asiablue
I wonder whether at this stage with so many diagnoses's flying about, maybe it's time to just concentrate on the certain behaviours you want to change rather than putting a label on them? The diagnosis isn't important, you the person is what is important.
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I definitely agree with this!