A diagnosis is a label assigned to designate a set of specific signs and symptoms. The criteria for many diagnoses are specified in the DSM-5 and correlates to the particular disorder. The diagnosis is also used so that all professionals involved with the client will be on the same page and able to relate in a more cohesive manner. The client’s insurance company also uses the diagnosis for billing purposes and to assign benefits. A pitfall of attaching a label to a human person can be damaging for the person. The diagnosis will go into the client’s medical file and always be there. For this reason, a diagnosis could alter the ease with which one receives health and life insurance in the future says an article entitled, Ethical Dimensions of Diagnosing: Considerations for Clinical Mental Health Counselors (V. E. . Kress victoriaekress@gmail.co., Hoffman, & Eriksen, …show more content…
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