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Is mri or fmri or any x-ray-like machine that scans the brain better than a psychologist talk diagnosis of your psychosis, depression or adhd ?

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For your purpose?: The evaluation by a psychologist or psychiatrist is far superior at diagnosing psych issues than any imaging study can possibly do. In fact, it's not even close. Imaging rules out tumors & other organic entities that could masquerade as psychoses but once that's done the rest is virtually purely clinical expertise. Questions? www.healthtap.com/drsaghafi

Answered 10/31/2015

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