Why is diagnosis so hard?!?!

I'm not sure why, but I am finding the my scores on the Dx questions to be shameful. It's not so much that I can't diagnose someone, but the types of info they want in the section is not usually a list of symptoms and then come up with a diagnosis. It's more like which of the many associated factors of the disorder can you identify, which group has more or less, and what are the most likely comorbidities and symptoms in a group of equally likely comorbid conditions. Tricky, tricky...

So, I've been trying to make it through and make the most effective notes for remembering. I think I got the diagnostic criteria for most of them down just fine, so it will be remembering the nitty-gritty details, like that approximately 60% of adults continue to have achievement, psychological, social, etc. problems when they have a childhood dx of ADHD. 

My review of the Exchange flashcards is up and you're welcome to look. There are a couple that follow my AATBS materials, some with AR materials, and one in particular with just test questions about Dx (handy when you want a quick run through of just that subject) There is also an outline based on the AATBS materials from the EPPP Prep group.

Here's to finishing this section and being a diagnostic beast (and by beast, I mean right at least 70% of the time).  

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