Although from other experiences I've seen many under 18's diagnosed quickly, I think a lot of it comes down to the attitude of the individual psychiatrist/doctor you are seeing.
Personally I never had a problem with being over-diagnosed. It took me hitting breaking point before they even considered an assessment, and ever since they've tried to keep my diagnoses to a minimum. They try to put all symtoms under only 1 or 2 umbrellas, and as one appeared to improve they took it off the list altogether. (Even though I still thought it was affecting daily life)
Just wanted to put my 2 cents out there.
Last edited by Eccentrics : 23-07-2013 at 11:43 PM.
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