When Diagnosis Becomes Identity: Navigating the Cultural Inflation of Psychiatric Diagnoses in Nursing Practice
Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association
Published online on December 24, 2025
Abstract
Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, Volume 32, Issue 3, Page 208-221, May/June 2026.
Objective:The diagnostic landscape in psychiatric practice has shifted significantly in recent years, particularly around neurodevelopmental and trauma-related conditions. Where diagnosis once functioned primarily as a medical tool to identify and treat ...
Objective:The diagnostic landscape in psychiatric practice has shifted significantly in recent years, particularly around neurodevelopmental and trauma-related conditions. Where diagnosis once functioned primarily as a medical tool to identify and treat ...