Evaluation of the procedures of people applying to the psychiatry outpatient clinics to remove their past diagnosis

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Dear Editor, Recently, it has been observed that people have applied to psychiatry outpatient clinics to have their diagnosis and treatment records removed, claiming that their previous diagnosis of mental disorders is wrong. Psychiatric disorders are diagnosed using the history obtained from the person and their relatives, mental state examination during the interview, past medical documents, and psychometric assessment tools. If the signs and symptoms that meet the diagnostic criteria are so severe that they lead to a decrease in the functionality of the person in occupational, social, interpersonal, and other areas for a certain period of time, the presence of a mental disorder can be mentioned. For example, if a psychotropic drug is to be prescribed when a mental disorder is detected, it is recommended to be used for the period specified in the current treatment guidelines. Whether the person has benefited from the treatment is evaluated according to the clinical opinion or standard assessment tools as a result of the history and mental state examination taken during the interview (1)