They way overuse the diagnosis so they can just throw drugs at people. Story time. Years ago I ended up in a looney bin. In my very first meeting with the shrink there she said that according to my records she concluded I was bipolar and recommended some drugs. I'd been there two days and all I'd done is chain smoke and talk to the other loonies, not a word said in any group, so I don't know how she came up with her "diagnosis". I read the paperwork she gave me explaining it and I said no, and that I'd never been "manic" my entire life. Meeting ended and the next morning I'm given the drugs she talked about. Was there a week and never talked to another shrink. On discharge i was told that my insurance wasn't covering the whole stay like they said on admit and I owed them $2000. I ask why they didn't tell me this and they said they didn't want to "disturb my treatment". Told them to get fucked and never paid a fucking cent and it's off my credit report now. It's all a fucking scam. Edit: They referred me to a shrink on dicharge, went to my first appointment and they asked how long I'd been HIV positive, told them I wasn't. The loonie bin, which is somehow well regarded in my town, sent me to a shrink specifically for HIV positive people. Called and tried to get a new referral and was told I'm on my own.