sorry it doesnt work like that. thats part of the point of going inpatient (having the patient.... not..... be prepared for one set diagnosis, and the treatment team addressing the possibility of all recognized mental disorders and going through the diagnosis process to find out what is that persons actual real diagnosis, and treating that patients problems as they exist with in them with the problems that they are showing.)

for example I one time was fully prepared to be diagnosed with schizophrenia and came out with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. Another time I was sure a problem I was having was a dissociative one and it turned out to be MS (a medical problem not a mental problem)

I also know people who self sabotaged their self by going in with the expectation of a dissociative disorder and they ended up with the diagnosis of fictitious disorder imposed on self and ended up being sent to a state mental facility indefinitely due to being a danger to one self or others. granted its rare for this extreme but it does happen.

the line in the sand is if you go in expecting this or that disorder then they will end up keeping you longer because your mind may end up be confusing them with what you really have vs what you think you have and maybe even come out with a diagnosis of fictitious disorder imposed on self.

my suggestion is not to go in there with an attitude of this is what I expect to come out with or diagnosed with and just work the program how ever they want you to do.

this is your chance to get all your past posted issues and questions answered. you have choices...

go and get your problems taken care of

or

dont go, in which case you are making the choice to not get better, not get all that you have been posting you wanted over the past few years here on psych central that you want.

go and do the program in what ever ways the treatment team sets up for you and get the answers and problems you have taken care of

or

go and self sabotage / not do what the treatment team feels is best for you which means you have chosen to continue the way you are with the problems and question you are having

my point your mental health is now in your hands, only you can ensure you have the right diagnosis and treatment by co operating and doing the program.

my hope is that you choose mental health and go do the program with out trying to second guess and sabotaging yourself and your treatment team... I mean why else would you have worked so hard this past few years trying to get the help and get people to listen to you, not for attention right. many times in your posts you have stated how bad you want things to get better and how you want better treatment providers...

nows your chance and I hope you do follow through with what is now in your hands to do....work with treatment providers who can diagnose and treat your problems.

the choices are yours to make.

besides I cant tell you what to expect for a diagnosis, what if I tell you something like expect dissociation disorders and it turns out you have a medical issue or schizphrenia or any other problem. people online can tell you what to expect but that doesnt mean they will be right, only you and your treatment providers can say what is right for you.

if you want an accurate diagnosis then it takes you working with them not against them, answer their questions based on ....you.... not what you have read here or elsewhere and follow the programs as they set them up for you. you will get the right diagnosis. (tip they will know whether you are one disorder vs another simply because of the way the program is set up, not based on your expectations. they have been using their treatment program with many thousands of patents with all kinds of disorders so they have what they need to diagnose people correctly and know when someone is coming in with expectations of this or that mental disorder rather than working the program the way its meant to be done.)