What is a Rule Out Diagnosis?

The "Rule Out Diagnosis" feature in Psynth helps you formally document conditions that were considered during your evaluation but ultimately determined not to be present. This provides transparency and justification for your final diagnostic conclusions, especially when a referral question or family concern pointed toward a specific condition.

• Addressing Referral Questions: If a referral source or a patient's family member specifically asked about a certain condition (e.g., Oppositional Defiant Disorder), but your assessment didn't support that diagnosis, you can list it here.

• Justifying Exclusions: It allows Psynth to generate a brief, evidence-based explanation of why you did not arrive at that particular diagnosis, contributing to a thorough and defensible report.

1. Navigate to the Findings Section: After generating your report, scroll to the "Summary of Findings" section, immediately below your last assessment. Click Get Started to open the Diagnosis panel.

2. Locate "Rule Out Diagnosis": Below the primary "Diagnosis" and "Supplemental Findings" options, you'll find a section for "Rule Out Diagnosis."

3. Enter the Diagnosis: Type in the diagnosis you considered but ruled out.

Psynth will then help you write up a short defense or explanation of why this diagnosis was not suitable based on the data.