title: Labeling and stigma in psychiatric misdiagnosis.
abstract: Labeling and stigma in mental disorders occupy a central place in both mental health theory and practice. Some of the problems involved in making psychiatric diagnoses are reviewed. A case description is presented, demonstrating the dangers and complications of labeling and stigma. The irreversibility of labeling and stigma in psychiatric misdiagnosis is emphasized and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Community Mental Health Center-Ezrat Nashim Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Witztum
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Margolin
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bar-On
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Levy
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011570:Psychiatry; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis*