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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP who has seen psychiatrists for most of her life here.

By all means ask the doctor about it.

But [b]I would encourage you to understand that diagnoses are for insurance companies. They truly don't matter much outside of that.[/b] They are just labels from the DSM that potentially inform what meds the insurance company is willing to pay for. A good psychiatrist evaluates and treats symptoms. There is a huge amount of symptom overlap in psychiatric conditions. And your DS's symptoms are what they are whatever you (or the doctor or the psychologist or whomever) call them. [/quote]

LCSW from above. I completely disagree with the above, particularly the bolded. This kid came in with a previously established ADHD/anxiety diagnosis. DMDD is a completely new class of mental health issue her son has been labeled with that will absolutely affect the care he gets going forward. [/quote]

OP here: This is what I feared. I also don’t know anything about DMDD other than what I’m now reading on the internet which seems quite severe. And doesn’t particularly describe my son. The diagnosis at 14 is also concerning as based on my brief look it seems to be diagnosed between 6-10 and is only something that applies to those under 18 and then falls under an anxiety/depression diagnosis.

I’m only spinning my wheels here because there was no conversation at all. [/quote]

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