The psych might have left out a word or phrase by mistake.
There are a lot of mistakes in their notes, on average. Many cut and paste notes from other clients with intent to revise, but miss a lot or misstate things. Or they are in a hurry to leave for the day and do it half-assed. In other words, they are often sloppy.
I've seen "odd" written only in context, such as oddly dressed, odd mannerisms, odd in appearance etc. But odd isn't a good descriptive word for that sort of thing. It's better to use more descriptive words that describe what the oddness is. Like if someone was 'odd" in dress, it's more descriptive to write mismatched, wrinkled clothes, etc.
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Originally Posted by BlessedCheeseMaker
I just found a letter from a pdoc from when I was 18 years old. Do you think "odd" as in strange is an acceptable psych term. The exact phrase was "she was odd and at times unresponsive" it's a very subjective term as far s I can see, or is it?
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