Term ID: T5655

Underdiagnosis

/underdiagnosis/
Failure to identify and diagnose psychological disorders when they are actually present in individuals.
Example: Missing depression in elderly individuals because symptoms are attributed to normal aging rather than mental illness.

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Reference: Kessler et al. (2005)