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What makes a diagnosis? What does a diagnosis even mean? Andrew is joined by Dr. Bruce Cohen, MD, PhD, director of the program for Neuropsychiatric Research at McLean Hospital and Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, about how the diagnostic terms we use can sometimes be harmful to our patients and may not even effectively communicate what is causing their symptoms. Tune in to hear how we should be more careful with the words we use with our patients and communicate more effectively with them.
You can read his commentary on the topic here: https://www.mdedge.com/psychiatry/article/263099/schizophrenia-other-psychotic-disorders/choosing-our-terms-diagnostic
AMA and AAMC Health Equity Language Guide: https://www.ama-assn.org/about/ama-center-health-equity/advancing-health-equity-guide-language-narrative-and-concepts-0