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Originally Posted by Misssy2
I read a lot that a label doesn't matter.
For me it does...because I want validation that my feelings, behaviors and actions...are not totally "choices" that I make but a chemical dysfunction in the brain...
I'm 52 and for years...I have been told I have depression. Really depression lasts for 30 years? I have taken some of the tests here on psyche central.
I did not like that I tested high on the Narcissist test...and I tested high on the BPD and the Bioploar tests...but it seems every therapist I have dealt with over the years is hesitant to use a "label". Well, if they would pinpoint some sort of condition...maybe they could treat me accordingly and I would get better.
I can not switch therapist again..because I just switched 6 months ago after being with another therapist for over 10 years. I had to switch the other therapist for 2 reasons..1...she didn't take my new medical coverage...and 2...she didn't work with a pdoc...so my primary care was issuing my meds.
Then I had to switch my primary care after 15 years...because he was not paying attention to various requests from my insurance company to fill out paperwork....And another reason I need a label is for this insurance company to continue paying me benefits. And that is another reason why I can't switch right now because I can't have it look like I am searching for the "right words for my diagnosis". But, I do clearly suffer from many mental conditions that have been labeled for over 10 years...but I do think I really have BPD or Bipolar...and I am being told no for the Bipolar....I'm thinking my next visit...to see if I can get her to come on this site and take the Biopolar, BPD and Narcassit test with me...because when I was answering questions...I thought...I have talked to her about every question and given her examples.
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please dont take online tests as a definitive\sure fire thing that you have those disorders you scored in. online tests are meant to show you where you are at....at the moment that you are taking the tests....they dont take into consideration face to face interviews, past and present physical and mental histories, cultures, religions and so much more that goes into diagnosing mental disorders.
insurance companies now do recognize all mental disorders listed in the DSM 5. (those are what you will find in my first link at the bottom of my post) short version insurance companies require a diagnostic code before they can pay the bill for treatment. (each insurance company has a list of code number and corresponding with those code numbers are how much is in that patients insurance plan for paying for that code number if the patient needs more then treatment providers have to fill out forms to extend that so that the insurance company can continue to pay the bills for that code number that the patient is being treated for)
to get a diagnosis for most mental disorders in the USA a primary care physician refers you to a psychiatrist for diagnostic evaluations. which psychiatrist you see will be which ever ones listed in your insurance member booklet under treatment providers that accept that insurance plan. Your primary care physician will know which psychiatrists are on your insurance plan simply because you most likely are not the only patient with that insurance company they treat,
after the referral from your primary care physician goes through you will receive a call from that psychiatrists office or a letter saying to schedule an appointment with that psychiatrist. or your primary care physician will set it up depending upon the type of insurance you have.
then you go to the testing appointments where you will take all kinds of verbal written and computerized tests, sign forms some of which will be release of information forms so that the evaluating psychiatrist can have access to your full medical and mental health history. then after the tests are completed (some tests can be done the same day, some tests take multiple visits to complete) the tests are scored (some sent out to other agencies and some the psychiatrist scores) after a few weeks you or your treatment providers will receive a report outlining what your problems are , what your mental disorders are, recommended treatment plans and much more.