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'''Diagnosis''' is the identification of the nature of anything, either by [[process of elimination]] or other analytical methods. Diagnosis is used in many different disciplines, with slightly different implementations on the application of logic and experience to determine the cause and effect relationships. Below are given as examples and tools used to identify the causes of [[symptoms]] and [[disorders]], both [[physical disorders|physical]] and [[mental disorders]].
 
'''Diagnosis''' is the identification of the nature of anything, either by [[process of elimination]] or other analytical methods. Diagnosis is used in many different disciplines, with slightly different implementations on the application of logic and experience to determine the cause and effect relationships. Below are given as examples and tools used to identify the causes of [[symptoms]] and [[disorders]], both [[physical disorders|physical]] and [[mental disorders]].
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In [[psychiatry]] diagnosis is an important tool for psychiatrists but it is sometimes a problematic issue for psychologists treating the same people.
   
 
==General issues==
 
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==In organizational psychology==
 
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==Methods used to contribute to a diagnosis in psychology and psychiatry==
 
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==In medicine==
 
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These procedures are of interest to psychologists:
 
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*[[Cognitive psychology of missed diagnosis]]
 
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*[[Clinical psychology: Types of problem]]
 
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*[[Other approaches to defining what we do]]
 
*[[Other approaches to defining what we do]]

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Diagnosis is the identification of the nature of anything, either by process of elimination or other analytical methods. Diagnosis is used in many different disciplines, with slightly different implementations on the application of logic and experience to determine the cause and effect relationships. Below are given as examples and tools used to identify the causes of symptoms and disorders, both physical and mental disorders.

In psychiatry diagnosis is an important tool for psychiatrists but it is sometimes a problematic issue for psychologists treating the same people.

General issues

In education

In organizational psychology

Methods used to contribute to a diagnosis in psychology and psychiatry

In medicine

These procedures are of interest to psychologists:


Logic

See also

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