Meaning of diagnostic overshadowing | Babel Free

Definitions

The mistaken attribution of signs and symptoms of a medical condition to a pre-existing known condition.

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Examples

“Clearly the consequences of diagnostic overshadowing could be potentially fatal for some people with learning disabilities as their true unerlying health need will not be identified and treated.”

“Multicultural awareness can, in fact, lead to diagnostic overshadowing if clinician attention to race or other diversity issues results in neglect of other important aspects of the client (Vontress & Jackson, 2004).”

“Accurate diagnosis is often complicated due to two factors: diagnostic overshadowing and challenging behaviors.”

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