Quick diagnosing can easily lead to a misdiagnosis especially when the diagnosed condition resembles another condition. A responsible clinician will consider these and not make a diagnosis in 15 minutes.
The wrong treatment(s) may harm the client so it is important to get a correct diagnosis.
Sometimes, the correct diagnosis isn't discovered until years later. Usually, a clinician will consider a new diagnosis when a client does not respond to the treatment(s).
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Originally Posted by 1914sierra
What you hope for is an experienced professional who doesn't jump to a diagnosis too quickly, who is willing to look at the various possibilities and to investigate them with you.
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Working together can definitely reduce the chance of misdiagnosis. The "alliance" approach makes this possible because the clinician gets to know and understand what the client goes through outside the office where living takes place.
This approach helped me get an accurate diagnosis. It took 18 years but it was worth the wait, even though it did not feel like that at times.