Medicine’s Awais Aftab shares surprising power of diagnosis

Can a diagnosis make you better?

The New York Times: Awais Aftab, clinical associate professor of psychiatry at the School of Medicine, explained how certain patients, upon receiving a diagnosis, experience a rush of “strong, tremendous relief.” While diagnosis can lead to concrete benefits such as treatment and accommodations, its psychological benefit “seems to go beyond” either of these, said Aftab.