Posted by undopaminergic on February 7, 2020, at 5:00:28
In reply to Re: does diagnosis matter?, posted by alexandra_k on February 7, 2020, at 0:07:01
> It is about statistics and about funding.
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> Agencies (International, National, more local) want to know about prevalence and incidence and so on. Partly to do with funding.
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> Health insurance companies / providers.
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> People usually want to know 'what is wrong with me?' where that is tied to a likely future...
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>Also, with a diagnosis, those having it can seek out other people who share it, eg. on forums like this. There are ADD/ADHD, schizophrenia, personality disorder, and other forums.
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