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Originally Posted by x123
I went to a family doctor a few weeks ago, and she ordered some lab work. I had a print-out that I gave to the people at the lab, so they would know what tests I needed.
Anyway, on page 2 of this print-out there was my allergy to penicillin, and then some diagnoses. Among them was "delusional disorder". Here is the Wikipedia link ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delusional_disorder ).
Is there any way to have "delusional disorder" removed from my record? First of all, it was a bad diagnosis. I had "brief psychotic disorder" IMO. That is on my record too, and I accept that diagnosis. "Delusional disorder" is much more serious. I don't want people who draw my blood to think I am delusional.
Probably there is no easy way to fix the record, but I wanted to ask (and gripe a little too I guess LOL) |
here in america we switched over to a new standard for what is and isnt a mental disorder in 2013. short version of what is happening is a persons existing diagnosis's are being transferred over to the new system. Delusional disorder is a new diagnostic label for when someone has had a history of delusional thoughts, delusional beliefs that have lasted more than a month.
a delusion is thinking or believing something that is not true.
example if at some point in my life i thought and believed my co worker was possessed or had a mental disorder she does not have thats called a delusional belief, delusional thought with out having a hallucination.
another example would be if I thought I had a mental disorder that does not actually exist without having a hallucination with it is called having delusional disorder symptoms... for example lets use one of your posts where you said you thought you may have hysteric psychosis. there is no such existing diagnosis label for this. we did have a diagnosis like 40-50 years ago (I think it was the DSM3 when we are now on DSM5) called hysteria not hysteric psychosis.
my point your treatment providers may be matching what you are telling them you think you have to the existing diagnostics and when they encounter a diagnosis you think you have to which we do not have that diagnostic label they mark that as being the new diagnostic label Delusional Disorder.
that said the only way to get past diagnostics off a present file is by going through a psychiatric evaluation for diagnostic purposes. this is an extremely long process (both mental and physical assessments/tests) to discover what your present mental and physical health problems are. once that is done your file will show paperwork that shows what your present diagnostics labels are.
my suggestion talk with your treatment providers, ultimately only they can say how and why they have you placed as being delusional disordered and if you still do not agree with them you can ask them for the formal testing process of under going a complete psychiatric evaluation.