let's say someone just read about particular symptoms online and now they think they have that disorder when in reality they do not. since they are actually believing that they have this issue they will act like they have the issue.

how does pdoc will possibly know that the person doesn't have that disease in reality? there are not brain test like we have for blood.

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[–] 9 points 22 hours ago

Psychiatric diagnoses are made with time and extensive interviewing. Usually you need symptoms to be present, persistent and having a negative effect on the patient's life for a diagnosis.

You do raise a very good point though because there is so much more subjectivity diagnosis can take a long time, a part of it is trying to rule out what you describe.

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