
What do you do when a patient, who is also a physician, disagrees? A psychiatrist navigates complex mental health challenges, rejecting a bipolar diagnosis while advocating for patient autonomy and addressing stigma in health care.

Dr Rab is a psychiatry resident at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia.

What do you do when a patient, who is also a physician, disagrees? A psychiatrist navigates complex mental health challenges, rejecting a bipolar diagnosis while advocating for patient autonomy and addressing stigma in health care.

How should clinicians approach treatment when their patient disagrees with the diagnosis?