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Originally Posted by precaryous
I can understand why you might feel confused and angry about the differing diagnosis.
Are you assuming the psychiatrist is right and the therapist is wrong? Could it be the other way around?
I don't feel it is uncommon for two different MH professionals to disagree about a diagnosis.
I also don't feel it is uncommon for a psychiatrist to diagnose a person with a condition for which they can prescribe medication. That's what psychiatrists know how to do- prescribe medication.
Yes, talk to your therapist. I'm not certain I would be confrontive. Maybe I would treat it more like information gathering. But you decide.
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I kind of went with the more senior professional. My therapist is very young (30s) and the psychiatrist is older (60s) so I assumed the more experienced one would be correct, but you're right it could be the other way around. I guess I didn't understand the role of a therapist vs. psychiatrist. I always thought therapists would refer a patient to a psychiatrist if he or she thought it would be necessary (like my couples therapist did). I've never been on meds for anything before let alone a psychological reason, so I guess I'm not really sure how these things are supposed to work...