Wiki Psychiatric Evaluation Diagnosis

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If the Psychiatrist has done an evaluation/assessment and has a diagnosis, shouldn't that be the primary diagnosis for every visit for that patient?

 

[diaznp]

Not necessarily. The initial diagnosis is just that, the initial. Diagnosis can change or the therapist seeing the patient has more information can later determine a different diagnosis. Typically the therapist keeps the diagnosis from the initial eval unless during therapy it becomes apparent there is another diagnosis.