It is SO important that if a diagnosis is given, it not be given hastily. So often I read here on PC posts from people pushing for a quick diagnosis and frustrated when they have a therapist or a pdoc who is not ready to give them one quite yet, when the reality is that a doctor or therapist who takes their time to work with a patient, who perhaps refers for further testing (medical and psychological) or a second opinion, is really more likely to be the one who is taking greater care to not jump to a quick diagnosis and to be more careful about the accuracy of what can be a very subjective diagnosis decision, and their approach to treatment is probably also more thought out and careful.

One of the most important criteria I have in choosing doctors is finding one who is willing to take diagnosis more slowly and carefully, willing to admit they think it is "a", but they are still considering "b". I'm not just talking about psychiatric diagnosis here, but also medical diagnosis. I have a great deal more confidence in a doctor who displays that kind of educated doubt and educated analytical thinking than one who jumps very quickly to a diagnosis based on very little knowledge, particularly when the diagnosis is something that isn't clear cut; they don't lack knowledge, but rather, they have the knowledge to discern that more than one cause or treatment may be at play and are willing and able to explain their thinking process to me.