Concept information
Preferred term
differential diagnosis
Definition
- The process of differentiating between two or more psychiatric disorders that have similar or overlapping signs or symptoms. This practice involves a process of elimination used by qualified clinicians to correctly diagnose a specific disorder. [Source: The SAGE Glossary of the Social and Behavioral Sciences; Differential Diagnosis]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/differential_diagnosis
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