(July 10, 2014 at 10:15 am)Rhythm Wrote: If a person has a compulsive behavior - like refusing medical treatment, and it is impacting their life in a negative way...........
I doubt that you would get diagnosed with that disorder for saying, "Doc, I don't want to take these antidepressants, here's why (if you're wondering)- so I'm going to exercise my rights and pass."
You wouldn't - and the operative phrase is the "impacting their life in a negative way".
There's a reason professionals caution against laypersons self-diagnosing with the DSM - the language used has very specific meaning within the field, meaning which is not apparent to someone not trained.
