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It’s a sort of placebo effect. Diagnosing someone can create or amplify the effects of the diagnosis.


Any treatment has iatrogenic potential, even therapy.

The commonly accepted rate of iatrogenic harm from therapy is 5%[1]. The six listed mechanisms don't involve diagnosis.

1. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/the-british-journal-...




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