Re:Schizophrenia not a single disease but multiple genetical...
by DanBC on Monday September 15, 2014 @04:55PM
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Your points are well made. They're perhaps more applicable to Borderline Personality Disorder.
There are problems with having to match X of Y symptoms. Bob might be a close fit for 3 symptoms, and a weaker fit for 3 others, and not at all for the last 2. But, once Bob has the diagnosis, people interacting with Bob might not know what symptoms Bob matches and they might make assumptions - "People with your diagnosis do that because SYMPTOM".
There are problems with having to match X of Y symptoms. Bob might be a close fit for 3 symptoms, and a weaker fit for 3 others, and not at all for the last 2. But, once Bob has the diagnosis, people interacting with Bob might not know what symptoms Bob matches and they might make assumptions - "People with your diagnosis do that because SYMPTOM".
It can be very frustrating.