Posted by boB on April 16, 2000, at 21:42:50
In reply to Re: DSM diagnosis?/JohnL, posted by medlib on April 13, 2000, at 21:10:58
I just had a thought on this diagnose-the-movie-star thing. Uhhh, once I.. ... I mean a friend of mine found the door unlocked at the office of a university psychologist. I .... I mean my friend sure learned a lot in that office, not so much about any individual but about the practical aspects of clinical psychology, and how records are kept.
Well, I know the proposal of black-bag jobs and trade-craft is very inappropriate in an academic setting, but it does allow one to observe without interfering, and might be the best shot at getting an expert diagnosis of someone who is not asking that you diagnose them.
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