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    More than one-third of patients experiencing severe psychiatric disorders in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia were misdiagnosed. The most commonly misdiagnosed disorders were schizoaffective disorder, major depressive disorder, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder. Specifically, over half of patients with bipolar disorder were misdiagnosed with schizophrenia, 56.3% of patients with schizophrenia were misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder, and 54.7% of patients with major depressive disorder were misdiagnosed with schizophrenia.

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    More than one-third of patients experiencing severe psychiatric disorders in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia were misdiagnosed. The most commonly misdiagnosed disorders were schizoaffective disorder, major depressive disorder, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder. Specifically, over half of patients with bipolar disorder were misdiagnosed with schizophrenia, 56.3% of patients with schizophrenia were misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder, and 54.7% of patients with major depressive disorder were misdiagnosed with schizophrenia.

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    More than one-third of patients experiencing severe psychiatric disorders in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia were misdiagnosed. The most commonly misdiagnosed disorders were schizoaffective disorder, major depressive disorder, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder. Specifically, over half of patients with bipolar disorder were misdiagnosed with schizophrenia, 56.3% of patients with schizophrenia were misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder, and 54.7% of patients with major depressive disorder were misdiagnosed with schizophrenia.

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    Misdiagnosis of Severe

    Psychiatric Disorders
    The data in this study was collected among
    people with severe mental disorders in Addis
    Ababa, Ethiopia [1]. Its goal is to exhibit the
    misdiagnosis not only in the United States
    but in other countries as well.

    Prevalence
    More than one-third of
    patients experiencing severe
    psychiatric disorders were
    misdiagnosed.

    SD
    Common misdiagnoses
    Mental Illness

    MDD
    Among the most commonly
    SCZ misdiagnosed severe mental
    illnesses, schizoaffective disorder
    BPD followed by major depressive
    disorder, schizophrenia, and
    0 25 50 75
    Percentage of People Misdiagnosed bipolar disorder is the four leading
    misdiagnoses.
    Key Legend: SD - Schizoaffective Disorder;
    MDD - Major Depressive Disorder; SCZ -
    Schizophrenia; BPD - Bipolar Disorder

    Severe psychiatric disorders' common


    misdiagnosis
    The following data talks about the top three most commonly
    misdiagnosed mental disorders in Ethiopia. More than half of
    the patients with certain mental disorders underwent
    misdiagnosis.

    60% 56.3%

    (a) 60% of people with (b) 56.3% of people with


    bipolar disorder were schizophrenia were
    misdiagnosed with misdiagnosed with bipolar
    schizophrenia. disorder.

    54.7%

    (c) 54.7% of people with major


    depressive disorder were
    misdiagnosed with
    schizophrenia.
    Reference
    [1] Ayano, G., Demelash, S., yohannes, Z., Haile, K., Tulu, M., & Assefa, D. et al. (2021).
    Misdiagnosis, detection rate, and associated factors of severe psychiatric disorders in
    specialized psychiatry centers in Ethiopia. Annals Of General Psychiatry, 20(1), 10.
    https://doi.org/10.1186/s12991-021-00333-7
    Illustration by: Cuaresma, A.B. (2022). Misdiagnosis of Severe Psychiatric Disorders.

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