Jurnal Psikologi Terapan (JPT)
Vol 1, No 2 (2018): Desember

Misdiagnosis Overview by Mental Health Professionals in Malaysia and Indonesia

Ella Suzanna (Program Studi Psikologi Universitas Malikussaleh)
Aziyah Binti Pehin Dato Hj Yaakub (Department of Psychology, International Islamic University Malaysia)
Nurul Izzah Binti Shari (2Department of Psychology, International Islamic University Malaysia)



Article Info

Publish Date
15 Sep 2020

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.

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jpt

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Religion Arts Humanities Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Economics, Econometrics & Finance Education Health Professions Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice Nursing Public Health Social Sciences Other

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This journal specifies in ten fields of psychology: 1) psychology of religion, 2) clinical psychology, 3) social psychology, 4) educational psychology,5) industrial and organizational psychology, 6) developmental psychology, 7) indigenous psychology, 8) experimental psychology, 9) psychometrics, and ...