Problem
False diagnosis of mental disorder
Other Names:
Mistaken diagnosis of mental illness Nature:
Mistaken diagnosis of a mental disorder can have very serious consequences for the patient, including loss of liberty, compulsory sterilization, and rejection by society in general.
Incidence:
In the 1930's though 1970's, numerous Swedish women were unjustly diagnosed as anti-social or mentally ill for inadequacies such as failure to read a blackboard due to lack of eyeglasses or failure to learn one's catechism. These women were institutionalized, and some were not allowed to leave the mental institution unless they agreed to be sterilized.
Broader Problems:
Misdiagnosis Aggravates:
Abuse of prescription drugsDenial of the right to procreate to the severely mentally handicapped Subject(s):
Health Care → Mental healthMedicine → Diagnosis
Medicine → Pathology
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST