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In reply to the discussion: Asperger's dropped from revised diagnosis manual [View all]olddad56
(5,732 posts)and it prevents people from seeking therapy. There is a stigma associated with seeing a psychotherapist. Sometimes people just need some professional guidance to help them get through a a rough time. And sometimes people have a serious mental health condition and they don't get the treatment they need because of the ambiguous diagnosis process. If you had a kid that had a serious problem, would you prefer they got the proper diagnosis, based on science and technology (like a brain scan of some sort), or would you rather have you and your spouse fill out a cumbersome and and subjective questionnaire. Well guess which one the insurance company will pay for. And then guess which one the psychotherapist will use the results of to develop a treatment plan. It is 2012 and we are still in the dark ages when it comes to getting access to what real help is available.