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Unit 8 – Clinical Psychology
Topic 8.5
Why can diagnosing someone with Conversion Disorder (Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder) without ruling out physical causes first be considered unethical?
Insurance companies might refuse coverage based on psychological diagnoses only.
A serious physical illness could go untreated if misdiagnosed as Conversion Disorder.
Patients might develop resistance against psychotherapy thinking they're physically ill instead mentally unwell.
It may increase the stigma around mental health disorders.
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AP Psychology - 8.5 Trauma- and Stressor Related, Dissociative, and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders
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