Diagnostic Labels In Practice
I believe diagnostic labels in practice, do hinder treatment; however I don’t believe there is anything inherently flawed about the idea of diagnostic labels, but rather the flaw and fault is with those doing the diagnosis. The first problem I think has to do with social stigmas surrounding certain labels, especially labels like schizophrenia. People even in the health fields, tend to dehumanize those with label. This sort of labeling can cause a patient or client to feel belittled and viewed as being incompetent making it very difficult for them to demonstrate, how capable they may or may not be. One suggestion I could offer to different Institution, is to stop being so overly zealous with diagnosis of mental illness which was clearly