Misdiagnosis Overview by Mental Health Professionals in Malaysia and Indonesia

Ella Suzanna; Aziyah Binti Pehin Dato Hj Yaakub; Nurul Izzah Binti Shari

doi:10.29103/jpt.v1i2.2878

Misdiagnosis Overview by Mental Health Professionals in Malaysia and Indonesia

Ella Suzanna, Aziyah Binti Pehin Dato Hj Yaakub, Nurul Izzah Binti Shari

Abstract

The purpose of this paper to look at how and why misdiagnosis happen among the psychiatrists or psychologists in Malaysia and Indonesia today and what made them changed their earlier diagnosis. This study also aims to find out if these Muslim mental health providers have incorporated any spiritual or Islamic dimension(s) into their treatment or psychotherapy since Malaysia and Indonesia have quite a number of Muslim psychiatrists and psychologists. The result showed that both of the Malaysian psychiatrists that we interviewed mentioned bipolar disorder as the disorder that they can easily misdiagnose.

Keywords

Misdiagnosis; mental health professionals; Malaysia; Indonesia

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.29103/jpt.v1i2.2878