This is a main reason why psychiatric diagnosis cannot rely on just a symptom list approach. At a minimum, a psychiatric diagnosis should determine if the person experiences suffering (and to what degree) and/or if they have objective impairment in their functioning due to the reported symptoms. Of course, this is a minimum. Ideally, the reported symptoms should be situated in an understanding of the person's life story.
This is a main reason why psychiatric diagnosis cannot rely on just a symptom list approach. At a minimum, a psychiatric diagnosis should determine if the person experiences suffering (and to what degree) and/or if they have objective impairment in their functioning due to the reported symptoms. Of course, this is a minimum. Ideally, the reported symptoms should be situated in an understanding of the person's life story.