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Diagnosis of Early-Onset Schizophrenia by Poh Tin Tan Posted Mon 22 Feb 2010 12:00am affective symptoms for a significant proportion of the time. Many clinicians only include symptoms of mania, although depression is highly prevalent in schizophrenia. The diagnostic... and social behavior, distortions of reality in response to specific environmental events and unpredictable behaviors, but do not clearly meet criteria for diagnosis of schizophrenia Read on »

ADHD Diagnosis: How Important Is The Diagnosis…Really? by Dr. Rory S. Doctor of Psychology

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Posted Thu 08 Apr 2010 7:59am on the diagnosis and the importance of HAVING the diagnosis?” “……………………………” Suddenly things got very quiet. Most of you know by now how I feel about a diagnosis… I won’t mix words here…but for me it’s sorta “nice to know” information. At least that’s how I will start a conversation or how I REALLY feel about the diagnosis (and most diagnoses in general Read on »

Differential Diagnosis: Confirming Your Diagnosis by Dr. Aniruddha M. Medical Doctor

Posted Tue 18 Nov 2008 12:14am Differential Diagnosis: Confirming Your Diagnosis: "How does your doctor figure out your diagnosis? His thought process should work like that of a detective. Using clues... of elimination is called 'differential diagnosis.' Ultimately he will be left with one diagnosis, and that's the one he gives you. What Happens Next? Most patients think the next step Read on »

Diagnosis and Treatment Lupus Fact #6 – A diagnosis often takes years by Lupus Adventurer Posted Sun 06 May 2012 11:00am Diagnosis and Treatment: Many symptoms of lupus mimic those of other illnesses, and symptoms can come and go over time, which makes diagnosis more difficult. Because lupus can attack nearly any system of the body at any given time, lupus can seem to be a number of unconnected health problems within the same patient. lupus discoid rashes ... Read on »

Life Sometimes Intervenes, Part 2: Autism Diagnosis vs. Cancer Diagnosis by GFCF Mommy Patient Expert

Posted Wed 01 Apr 2009 2:52pm been struck by the great difference in receiving a cancer diagnosis and receiving an autism diagnosis. Others have observed this before, I believe, but I guess seeing is believing. I have friends whose children were diagnosed with autism about 10 years ago. First of all, they had a hard time even getting an accurate diagnosis. Then when Read on »

18 Years/no diagnosis - until Haven's Mystery Diagnosis aired by Haveyroo Posted Mon 24 Jan 2011 9:28am with a mystery diagnosis of her own that was finally solved with the show. Below is the email from the girl's mother Wow! Haven's mystery diagnosis story aired here in Florida about 2...! They intubated her and we were in for 8 weeks of hell with all kinds of testing and temporary diagnosis. She actually had a reaction to all of the drugs she was being given which Read on »

CJD diagnosis just got easier Test for Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease raises hopes of speedier diagnosis by Terry S. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 30 Jan 2011 2:23pm Published online 30 January 2011 Nature doi:10.1038/news.2011.59 News CJD diagnosis just got easier Test for Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease raises hopes of speedier diagnosis... sensitive assay could change that, providing a fast, accurate alternative for early diagnosis of this rare but deadly condition. In its most common form, known as sporadic CJD Read on »

BioBehavioral Diagnostics Attracting Investors –ADHA Diagnosis Technology – Diagnosis Process for Politicians? by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Mon 01 Feb 2010 12:36pm Technology in healthcare is rapidly moving into the area of “behavioral diagnostics” and I am saying this with a bit of humor here, but gee look at all the time and money that could have been potentially saved on one Presidential candidates campaign. Now that the Supreme Court seems to think that companies should have the ability to add whatev ... Read on »

The pitfalls of accepting your diagnosis and telling everyone by Rossa Forbes Posted Mon 12 Jul 2010 12:00am defining. In mental health, pardon my ignorance, but what exactly is the basis of the diagnosis? There is no test for schizophrenia, no gene, and no drug fixes the problem, so... never have told a soul that Chris had been given a diagnosis of schizophrenia. I don't know how I would have fudged this the past six years when anyone could see he had a problem Read on »

Methods for Treatment and Diagnosis of Psychiatric Disorders by nih.gov Posted Sun 19 Sep 2010 5:00pm or preventing other psychiatric disorders such as, bipolar disorder, attention deficit disorder (ADD), and autism. Applications: Method of diagnosis and treatment for schizophrenia... Description of Invention: Current drugs used to treat schizophrenia block dopamine receptors. These drugs can effectively suppress the “positive” symptoms Read on »