Diagnosis for mental illness is really hard. Sometimes pdocs want to see the whole range of symptoms before they are comfortable to provide a diagnosis. Some clients when diagnosed will display symptoms of that particular disorder because that is what they have researched and read about it. This can make it very difficult to get an accurate diagnosis with the correct treatment.

It took 3 months in hospital for me to get my diagnosis. They needed to see the full spectrum of moods to ensure I was receiving the correct treatment. Before my diagnosis all I was told was that I was suffering major depression but they were not keen to stick a label on me until they were sure.