The Incorrect Diagnosis For Greater Reimbursement

Misdiagnosis is a problem in the medical field as well as the mental health field. It is getting more and more common as the years progress. We are becoming more and more technological and money driven instead of personal and care driven. We need to fix this problem for the patients. The patients who suffer these mental illnesses go through a lot. If they come into the counselor looking for help they don’t want to be hit with more problems by adding a misdiagnosis into the mix. If they don’t get the proper help and treatment they need then it could make their condition worse. They need proper help as fast and efficiently as they can get it. Along with the patients being led in the wrong direction, the families of these patients are also suffering. People who are very family based, like me, want their family there with them while they go through something difficult in life. When a patient is put through a misdiagnosis then it not only hurts the patient but their family as well. No one wants to go through that. Along with the families and patients, the doctors may have some guilt over a misdiagnosis as well. For example, my cousin is a family practitioner in Illinois and when he misdiagnoses a patient or loses a patient he takes it to heart and holds a lot of guilt. The doctors don’t need the guilt of a misdiagnosis in their heads. That’s why there are solutions to this problem. The last and final reason why we need to fix the

There is always a misconception that mental illness is very dangerous to others who are not in their situation or not in normal stage. Let me remind you that every individual has the capacity to think to love and to be understood by others. But there are some instances that normal individual started to change and wasn’t find solution that affects their behavior.

Misdiagnosing is something that happens often and can result in medical malpractice. When seeking medical advice you put your trust into the health care provider to take the appropriate measures to determine the correct diagnosis. However, there are times that providers can make mistakes which leads to an improper or delayed diagnosis. Failing to properly diagnose a patient can prevent patients from receiving the correct treatment. By receiving improper treatment patients are at a risk of further injuries and possible fatalities. “The most common missed diagnoses for adults were cancer and heart attacks. Other that were commonly-occurring were appendicitis, ectopic pregnancy, and bone fractures. For children, the most missed diagnoses were

Patients put a lot of trust in their doctors and physicians. We believe that they are trained to diagnose properly. They are scientists who base their predictions on chemical and physical evidence and with years of school and training arrive at a conclusion. However, they are human and can make mistakes. Almost 20% of patients are misdiagnosed. Some are simple and innocuous while others can be life-threatening. The typical behavior for a trained physician who is not sure of their answer is to resist the quick diagnosis and recommend the patient to a specialist or another doctor for a second opinion. Misdiagnosis can lead to incorrect treatments and unneeded surgeries, all the while, putting the patient at risk and missing the opportunity to treat the real disease while allowing the condition to worsen.

This issue of full disclosure to patients regarding errors and information about treatment is delicate. On the one hand, patients have the power to exert their autonomy in making decisions about their health. On the other hand, doctors are responsible for educated and informing patients and the community regarding issues. I believe that, taking into consideration both sides, doctors are responsible for providing all information necessary for a patient to make a fully informed decision. In addition, full disclosure of errors is vital to ensuring the patient maintains autonomy in his or her life.

The medical field is advancing everyday, yet “Estimates show diagnostic errors kill 40,000 to 80,000 hospitalized patients annually, based on autopsy studies over the past four decades ”(Landro). If you go in the middle of the average deaths per year, about 60,000 deaths a year, multiply that by forty. An estimated 2,400,000 killed in the last forty years with many illnesses or issues that were treatable. Doctor misdiagnosis is a serious and growing issue in society. These misdiagnoses are costing hundreds of thousands of dollars. Its being shown, doctors are ignoring signs in patients. With so many doctors ignoring signs, certain groups of doctors are starting to practice defensive medicine in order to be protected from a misdiagnoses. Misdiagnosis

Additionally, Frye assertion that revisions of the DSM (Diagnostic Statistical Manual), specifically DSM-III, DSM-III-R, and DSM-IV, have somehow contributed to the “looser” (Frye, 2015, p. 1) parameters of diagnostic criteria thereby increasing the prevalence or frequency of diagnoses. Once again, Frye generalizes the purpose of the DSM diagnostic criteria and fails to clarify that revision are a direct result of comprehensive investigation and examination of new or different findings within mental health.

Like any medical procedure, there comes risk when diagnosing a problem. There is no difference between a misdiagnosis of a physical ailment or a mental one. If it was physical, the damage may be done through medication or surgery, both very dangerous means-to-an-end for the wrong diagnosis. The same goes for a mental disorder, but this time it has to do with medication and the way one goes about healing. If the wrong medication was prescribed severe complications could arise that could worsen the persons mental health. If I was the clinician who was about to give a diagnosis, my background of learning the techniques, knowing how to interpret test results, and my overall familiarity at spotting mental illness could not be understated. As reported

It is believed in order to fully be able to offer aid to the client, the clinician must understand the client fully. This is important because the clinician has to first assess before diagnosing and coming up with a treatment. An assessment is “simply collecting relevant information in an effort to reach a conclusion” (97). When the client is fully assessed and the clinician fully understands, the clinician can ease into treatment. The DSM-5 is the current assessment method and “is judged by its reliability and validity (117).” The DSM-5 is focused on the reliability and validity because the previous versions were sought to be too vague and not reliable. When diagnosing a client there are certain number of symptoms that have to be met however, these symptoms have to last a certain amount of time and impede on the client's everyday life. When a client is diagnosed with a disorder there is a significant chance that they suffer another disorder. When a client is diagnosed with agoraphobia there is a chance they suffer from panic disorder as

professional were to get the wrong idea and make a mistake then the patient is the one

The diagnostic criteria of the DSM is currently the primary arbiter of what is classified as a disorder and what is not. Most people’s behaviors or conditions are matched with a diagnosis because they fit a particular set of diagnostic criteria. Part of the issue with a mental diagnosis is that the DSM gives in most cases 10 or 12 categories that make up the diagnostic criteria, and almost nobody who is given a diagnosis actually exhibits behaviors that

Health professionals will admit wrong because medical professionals such as lawyers, are not all make huge amounts of money and avoid errors, but hospitals, staff and doctors will not always admit his mistakes, especially big. The myth is that you can always put your trust in a hospital, unfortunately, every year for medical malpractice lawsuits filed.

The client has had a significant mental health history. Based on her history, it is reasonable for a provider to understand her reluctance in seeking mental health treatment. Additionally, her cultural and familial background also cause her to tread cautiously with regard to mental health treatment. As providers, our goal is not to berate the client while in a fragile state, but rather, as Wachtel states (as cited in Wheeler, 2014, p. 15), we want to help them “overcome the fears and inhibitions that have led them to react to his normal and healthy feelings as if they were a threat”.

Often, a physician might run a test on a patient and misdiagnose the patient. Of course, the physician always attempts to offer the highest standards of care to the patient, but mistakes do occur. Generally, this is due to the complexity of the illness that might not have the usual symptoms. For example, infections, heart disease, lung disease,

The American Psychiatric Association published the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) in 2013. There have been eight publications of the manual (APA, 2013). Regardless of theoretical background clinicians need to understand the DSM. It is now the industry standard for evaluation and diagnosis. The DSM-5 comprehensively covers most behavioral mental and emotional concerns. Expertise and knowledge of the DSM-5 is necessary to obtain reimbursement from insurance companies. The complexity of the human mind and all of the working of psychopathology cannot be limited to a single book. Practitioners are bound by the DSM-5 as a universal communication system. The DSM-5 is a medical approach to a bio-psycho-social-spiritual malady. Diagnosis in the DSM is the classification of a mental illness or other problem by interpretation of the symptoms. Pathology of medical ailments is characterized by and organ, defect, and symptoms. Psychiatry seems to only have the handle on one component. Psychiatrists will openly admit that they know almost nothing in regards to the cause of most diagnoses (Whitaker, 2010 & Allen, 2013). Some clinicians and authors have been outspoken about their criticisms of the DSM-5. Frances (2013) states “our classification of mental disorders is no more than a collection