Diagnosis of psychiatric disorders not as important as outcomes

Friday, July 24, 2015 - 09:20 in Health & Medicine

Nailing the diagnosis of a psychiatric disorder may not be important in prescribing effective treatment, according a clinical researcher. The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that nearly one in five Americans suffers from mental illnesses as defined in the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

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