First, the author analyses the use of the concept of contextualisation in discussions of the possibility of a comprehensive diagnosis and, specifically, an idiographic diagnostic formulation. Certain blind spots and ambiguities are demonstrated in the concept as it is used in the WPA‟s Institutional Program on Psychiatry for the Person and in the supplements of the workgroup for the Internation...

Psychiatric diagnosis is in the spotlight following the recent publication of DSM-5. In this article we consider both the benefits and limitations of diagnosis in psychiatry. The use of internationally recognised diagnoses, although insufficient alone, is part of a psychiatrist's professional responsibility to provide high-quality, evidence-based care for patients.

Even though neurofibromatosis ( NF) is not a rare neurological disorder, but there is few studies regarding  the relationship between  NF and psychological disorders. A 14 year old girl with NF type 1 associated  with multiple cerebral lesions was admitted in psychiatric ward due to restlessness , hypertalktiveness aggressive behavior, and flight of idea. Psychiatric diagnosis, based on DSM IV ...

objective: given that the topic of bipolar disorder overdiagnosis has been relatively neglected in the literature and considering its significance in psychiatric training. the present study was conducted through an objective structured clinical examination (osce) on psychiatric residents to assess the validity of their clinical diagnosis. methods: twenty forth residents participated in the exam...

psychiatric diseases are one of the oldest and well known diseases that many scientific and medical solutions are presented about treatment of them. among psychiatric diseases, schizophrenia is one of the important diseases that are special for humanity. schizophrenia is a mental disease that has many signs and symptoms in thought, perception, excitement, and also, have observable behavioral di...

OBJECTIVES Against the public health implications of untreated mental illness among general hospital inpatients, this study aimed firstly to examine hospital physicians' level of referral to a psychiatric service, and secondly, to explore the extent of these doctors' knowledge of psychiatric issues by comparing their reasons for referring patients with patients' final psychiatric diagnoses. M...

Despite the panoply of clinical assessment and neuroimaging modalities at disposal clinicians today, diagnosis neurodegenerative disorders may still prove challenging, particularly in early stages, because subtlety changes and/or their overlap with (so-called) psychiatric disorders. A case illustrating these difficulties is presented, which long-term follow-up proved to be most important invest...