nike007 from your post...

This pdoc did her evaluation untraditionally and says that she doesn't believe in labels, but how can you know a treatment plan without labels? Labels = treatment, at least in our current society.

here in america labels do not always equal treatment and Treatment isnt dependent upon getting a diagnosis label..

in short how treatment providers here do things is working on symptoms and problems, not focus on diagnosis....

example a person can work on their nightmares, flashbacks, anxiety and depression problems with out actually having a treatment provider slap the label of PTSD on them..

not getting a label can also open the door for many people because sometimes labels dictate what medications and other treatment options ...

example someone who has the label Major Depressive Disorder on them the insurance company can say ok for that disorder we only pay for this or that medication, and only pay for so many therapy sessions a year.

but if a treatment provider instead lists on the file according to symptoms and problems...we are addressing the following problem areas for this client.... weight loss, depressive mood, lack of physical activity, psychomotor agitation/hyperactivity, mental and physical fatigue, preoccupation with death/ suicide and self injury. these problems affect many areas of this clients life. treatment plan includes medication and talk therapy, and other plans that may address these issues.

both situations its the same thing, just one (the one focused on symptoms rather than a label in this situation actually opens the door for more treatment options)

my point maybe your treatment providers are trying to give you a better option then being lopped into a diagnosis box. maybe they see working symptoms and problems instead is the better way to go for your situation.

suggestion talk with the treatment providers, maybe they have a valid reason why they do not want to slap a label on you.

even with out labels your problems and symptoms can still be taken care of. how? you tell them what your problems and symptoms are and they help you find ways to fix those problems and symptoms, rather than looking at your file and saying ok you have depression so heres some medicine and see you next time and out the door you go still with the same problems bouncing around not getting addressed because all they saw was a label.

suggestion give it a try, like others you may discover you prefer the no label approach.