Donate for PTSD Donate - PTSD Forum is quite costly to run, maintain and improve. All donations are appreciated.
New To PTSD Forum FAQ's - All you need to know contained in Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).
PTSD Forum Extra's PTSD Forms - PTSD Forum provide a PTSD assessment and self analysis form. PTSD Learning - Contains some PTSD learning information and presentations.
Recommendation  PTSD Forum recommends the use of Firefox Browser with Search Status add-on, plus your countries relevant English dictionary add-on. This enables forum members to spell check and remove typical toolbars from their browser.
| | Notices | Welcome to PTSD Forum. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a life threatening, debilitating disorder that can break down a sufferer’s body through anxiety and stress. Further it poses a significant suicide risk resulting from the brains neurological imbalance and chemical depression. Sufferers often live in denial, thus this community is aimed at helping PTSD sufferers help themselves through others experiences, guidance and education. We are here for the sufferer, spouse and families surrounding PTSD. Spouses and family are too often forgotten in this equation, and often they receive all the worst that PTSD has to offer. If you're involved in any way with PTSD, get registered and help yourself now. Non-active members will eventually be deleted. If you are not a sufferer, carer or someone within the mental health industry, and active, then there is little reason for you to be a member of this forum. Non-active members with zero posts are deleted periodically during the year. | |
View Poll Results: Who Diagnosed you? | |
A therapist or social worker?
|    | 45 | 35.71% | |
Psychiatrist
|    | 73 | 57.94% | |
Physician
|    | 16 | 12.70% | |
Other (self, family etc...)
|    | 24 | 19.05% | 
29-12-2006, 12:03 PM
|  | Administrative Editor PTSD | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 7,262
| |
No, I think its about right actually, in that only a psychiatrist should be officially diagnoseing PTSD because of the true potential it implies. Therapists often have a good idea based around criteria they ask, but a Dr. should be able to tell much more without the written assessment tools needed. |
31-12-2006, 07:12 PM
|  | | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Newfoundland & Labrador
Posts: 2,303
| |
I thought it had to be a psychiatrist here in Canada too? I was diagnosed by a psychiatrist in 2002 or 2003, then confirmed by another psychiatrist and a neurologist a couple of weeks ago. I had to be diagnosed before I could qualify to see a psychologist, therapist, go to support groups, etc. I mean those connected with the health region, mental health services... I couldn't afford anyone in private practice. |
02-01-2007, 05:54 PM
|  | | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: T. Bay, Ontario Canada
Posts: 3,168
| |
LOL, that is the way it is supposed to work.. however, in remote regions like mine it just doesn't happen that way. We have one pysch to service from the Manitoba border to Thunder Bay Ont. That is it, one. I'm on the waiting list just for the "paper" diagnosis (even though it is written all over my charts?) but services are provided if available with or without a diagnosis. Most people around here get a diagnosis from a doc or therapist as the pysch can be a year or more wait and he doesn't do anything but the diagnois. Gotta love remote areas...
Bec |
02-01-2007, 07:32 PM
| | | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Newfoundland & Labrador
Posts: 2,303
| |
Oh I wasn't thinking of remote areas, sorry Bec. I live in a city with a teaching hospital, and they train psychiatrists here, so there's over 20 practicing psychiatrists in the city, plus several residents. But yeah people from all over the province have to travel here for services. Some even fly in from the far north. I guess I'm lucky. |
09-01-2007, 04:25 AM
|  | Moderated Member | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Birmingham, England
Posts: 33
| |
I pretty much diagnosed myself by coming here and seeing everything fit. But I have since been diagnosed by my Psychiatrist too, so I ticked both boxes :) |
05-03-2007, 10:33 AM
|  | | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK
Posts: 820
| |
Haven't been diagnosed by a psychiatrist because I dont trust them and never told them enough (bad experiences). But a clinical psychologist (friend) first told me about 2/3 years ago. Have been told by a couple of therapists too. |
10-03-2007, 07:35 AM
|  | | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Canada
Posts: 19
| |
I was diagnosed by a psychiatrist. I had to fight like crazy to get into see one. My doctor kept insisting I was just depressed. I finally went to counselling just to see the psychiatrist. I was with him for half an hour and I was diagnosed. |
13-03-2007, 11:15 PM
|  | | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: UK
Posts: 43
| |
My psychotherapist.
I only saw a psychiatrist a while to suss out the right meds. He wasn't really interested in diagnosing me in detail, because I'm in private psychotherapy, and he was NHS. I've since been discharged by the psychiatrist [mutual agreement].
The closest the psychiatrist seemed to get was saying I had 'depression, anxiety, panic attacks and other problems due to things that happened to me in my past'. I wanna see my medical records. Even then he didn't know the full story of all that has happened to me.
My therapist has diagnosed me with, and treats me according to, Complex PTSD. |
18-03-2007, 03:51 AM
| | | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: florida usa
Posts: 201
| |
when i was in the service a phyciatrist said i had situationl adjustment disorder. becouse i was having trouble adjusting to being raped and harrassed while i was pregnent. then in 86 my family dr. said he thought i had ptsd i got my offical diagnosis by the va in 98. but not my service conection until 2004 |
19-03-2007, 01:39 AM
| | | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: victoria
Posts: 67
| |
hi all
Well i was diagnosed by my Psychiatrist who i call my confidant and he sent me for second opinion to another leading Psychiatrist to confirm it and who was impressed with me trying to act all professional and correct..didn't work though...not to mention the government departments with their Psychiatrist when they put me on my disability pension...who took all of 2 seconds...and to think of the people i come accross that so you are so confidant and strong.. | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off | | | |
Gender 
