I, as a patient, have been subject to a BS diagnosis and then witnessed professional "in-fighting" as a result of the disagreement regarding my diagnosis!
Very uncomfortable and I feel that my diagnosis was as a result of the pressures you mentioned above as well as complacency, arrogance and a general, "Next number, please" mentality.
As a researcher of mental health, I am privy to various reasons that BS diagnoses are provided via mental health professionals as well as MD's. There are valid reasons which are always constantly researched in the effort to address for the betterment of the diagnostic process.
However, humans are not infallible. Therefore, acknowledgement of these reasons amongst clinicians will not eliminate the B.S but will hopefully minimize it...
By the way, for the record, the BS diagnosis I got sucked and was wrong. |