Misdiagonsed by a hospital

So what do i do in that case?

See a psychiatrist and get a 2nd opinion.

Why do you think you were diagnosed? Is it a diagnosis of bipolar you don't agree with or you have bipolar and got another faulty diagnosis?

I'm so sorry that happened. It's pretty common in this field of medicine sadly. All forms of medicine actually. I agree with the above poster to get a second opinion and you can ask for your files to be updated if it concerns you.

Yes see a pdoc and get a full evaluation.

thats why i did get a second opinion from a pdoc

What is your diagnosis?

major depression disorder,social anexity,other specified disruptive impluse control and conduct disorder

Is this diagnosis one which you agree with?

Do you feel those fit your mental status?

Why do you claim you were misdiagnosed? That's not your call to make.

Whose call is it then?? I'm not trying to be confrontational; just trying to understand your POV. Yes, patients can be in denial and think that their diagnosis is wrong (I'm not saying that is or isn't what's happening in this case as I don't know), but Drs can also be wrong. Patients have the right to disagree with their diagnosis and seek a second opinion.

That's what I did. I was adamant that I was misdiagnosed a couple of years ago, so I went back to a pdoc I trusted who knew me much better than the idiots who misdiagnosed me. I told him what they said and that I was sure they were wrong, but that I also very much did not want this highly stigmatised diagnosis on my file so I could theoretically have been in denial about it. We went through the DSM criteria and discussed how I didn't fit even one of them and so couldn't possibly have that diagnosis. I've since had 2 other pdocs and multiple nurses IP agree that I don't have that diagnosis. So I was right.

Medicine, and psychiatry especially, is just as much an art as it is a science. So misdiagnosis is common. If in doubt, a person should always trust their gut and seek a second opinion.

*Willow*

I think people would be shocked to realize how much guess work is involved in all forms of medicine. My family has had so many potentially deadly misdiagnosis made over the years. Psychiatry really is an art as much as it is a science and doctors are just regular people like everyone else. If people are good at anything, they are good and experienced at making mistakes. Just because someone has a PHD, doesn't mean they can't make a mistake. some people are very simplistic and just follow what they are told. That's fine if it works for them but they shouldn't expect others to do the same.

Whose job is it to determine a diagnosis? It's the job of the attending physician. Of course the patient has a right to question it, and of course the doctors aren't always right. That being said, with the information in this thread as given by the OP, there's nothing to go on. When it's the patient's word against the doctors, the doctor wins. Other doctors may have other diagnoses, but until that's determined you're stuck with the one you've got.

Psychiatrists have MDs, not PhDs.....well, most of them; there are some who also have a PhD. Big difference. But if they're prescribing meds, they have an MD. Or NP. Or PA.

There should only be one diagnosis: HUMA
It means you have challenges in life you have to overcome.
That by the way is the purpose of life. Without challenges, we would just be grazing and making babies. That get's to be a drag after a while, believe me.

Everyone has HUMA...btw
Some people go bananas because they need to write a blockbuster musical, but they can't get started. Others are totally bonkers because they think their butt is too small. How about the short guy who wants to be tall. What a mess he is in. I guess he could hang out with toddlers, but he would probably be arrested.
We all have challenges so forget the diagnosis. We all have HUMA

Whenever I feel sorry for myself for having challenges I remember that I have HUMA
(Head Up My ***) and I remove it and work on the challenge. Life can be a living nightmare sometimes, but as I keep working at it the nightmares get less. Thank goodness a hundred years is the most we have to do this, but we have to do this because a glorious moment is coming any minute and that makes it all worth it.

My new treatment team made those diagnosis which one is a p doc

So what is the problem? I don't quite understand.

Labels are not all that important its mainly for billing purposes

Are you getting help for the symptoms? Getting help Med wise and Therapy wise will help you find stability and then you will have a more solid footing to agree or disagree with whoever diagnoses you with XYZ

It doesn't matter what the diagnosis is, as long as you're getting treatment that helps. I didn't know I was bipolar for about a year after my pdoc switched meds. I thought I had some atypical depression that couldn't be helped with ADs.