
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 Mangal is an assistant professor at the Emory University School of Medicine. He is also a medicine and psychiatry physician.
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?