The discussion on this thread is specifically about *psychiatric*
diagnosis. I didn't spell that out because I imagined it was clear in
the context. In this regard, see Paul's post on the distinction between
being anti-psychiatry and being anti the medical model.
If psychiatric diagnosis actually did work like medical diagnosis, for
example of diabetes, perhaps there wouldn't be so much opposition to it.
But it doesn't.
J.
Tim Anstiss wrote:
> John,
>
> I understand diagosis to help us talk about conditions without going into a huge description, and also to help with research into causes and treatments.
>
> for instance, if I am told someone has type II diabetes, I know something about their physiology, the kind of conditions they are more at risk of, and the kind of things that may help them not go blind, lose a foot, or develop renal failure. I can also get a group of people with type ii diabetes together, and see if something helps them stay healthy, etc.
>
> Also, when I am talking with another clinician, I can communicate lots of information to them about the person/patient, by telling them that they have a diagnosis of type ii diabetes. And the patient themselves can discover information about their physiology, metabolism and prognosis by searching for information about diabetes.
>
> So for me, a diagnosis is shorthand for a longer description about something, and helps with communication and research.
>
> It can also be unhelpful in several ways, but that was not what you asked about.
>
> If anyone can tell me how these benefits can be provided in a way other than diagnosis, that would be helpful.
>
> Tim
>
>
> John Cromby <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Can anyone participating in this discussion simply state what concrete
> benefits diagnosis provides that couldn't possibly be provided in any
> other way?
>
> Doing so would surely facilitate the creation of a Habermasian space of
> communicative rationality.
>
> J.
>
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