What a psychiatric diagnosis means – and what it doesn’t mean
With stigma and misunderstanding surrounding mental health, it’s vital to know the benefits and limits of a formal diagnosis
by Awais Aftab
Awais Aftab is a psychiatrist in Cleveland, Ohio and a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University. He is the editor of Conversations in Critical Psychiatry (Oxford University Press, 2024), and writes online at Psychiatry at the Margins.
Written by Awais Aftab