KnowraDiagnostic overshadowingLinked fromLinked fromThe 14 pages that link to Diagnostic overshadowing, each with the reason it gives.All 14Related 13Compared with 1Psychiatric diagnosisRelated: An existing psychiatric label can distort interpretation of later clinical information.ComorbidityRelated: A prominent diagnosis can hide a comorbid condition and distort recorded prevalence.DSM-5-TRRelated: Diagnostic labels can narrow attention and obscure other explanations for symptoms.Stigma of mental illnessRelated: Stigmatizing assumptions can lead clinicians to discount physical complaints.Mental status examinationRelated: MSE findings can bias interpretation if they eclipse a person's physical complaints.Somatic symptom disorderRelated: A psychiatric diagnosis must not prevent assessment of new or changing physical symptoms.Cultural psychiatryRelated: Cultural stereotypes can distort clinical interpretation and hide a patient's actual needs.Health anxietyRelated: Labeling concerns as anxiety must not replace appropriate evaluation of new or changing symptoms.Asperger syndromeRelated: An autism-spectrum label can obscure co-occurring conditions or distinct support needs.Hans AspergerRelated: Debates over replacing a distinct label include concerns about losing clinically useful distinctions.Mass psychogenic illnessRelated: A psychogenic explanation can obscure an organic condition if applied prematurely.Symptomatic treatmentRelated: Suppressing or assuming symptoms are familiar can obscure a cause that needs investigation.Martha Mitchell effectRelated: A prior diagnosis can make observers dismiss accurate reports as further symptoms.