What makes diagnosis hard

Many factors contribute to the misdiagnosis of mental health, despite the best efforts of mental health professionals. Psychiatry is an exceptionally challenging field. The fact that much is still unknown about the brain, paired with the reality that many different psychological disorders exhibit similar symptoms, can make the diagnosis of psychiatric disorders very difficult. American Foundation for Suicide Prevention - afsp. In the face of this challenge, research organizations such as the the National institute of Mental Health are working to develop creative solutions to approach mental health from multiple angles.

RDoc , a new research framework launched by NIMH in , works to combine the many levels of information, from the most technical levels of genetic study to patient support, to better understand human behavior, including psychiatric disorders. Search life-sciences literature Over 39 million articles, preprints and more Search Quick link: Coronavirus articles and preprints.

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Share this article Share with email Share with twitter Share with linkedin Share with facebook. Abstract This essay uses a case study to explore some of the reasons why understanding failures associated with diagnosis seems to have lagged behind the attention and understanding directed at failures in other aspects of healthcare e. The goal is not to pose an alternative to many of the current ideas about problems in diagnosis, but rather to enrich the discussions.

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Together they form a unique fingerprint. View full fingerprint. Wears, Robert L. In: Advances in Health Sciences Education. Wears, RL , ' What makes diagnosis hard?