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Say a therapist acknowledged his or her client needed a certain amount of treatment, however their insurance wouldn't cover the treatment necessary unless they were given a more severe diagnosis. In this case, is it ethical for the counselor or psychologist to "inflate" the diagnosis somewhat to get insurance payments?

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For a counselor or psychologist to "inflate" a diagnosis a little bit to get insurance payments is considered unethical. Within the code of ethics for anyone in this field, they are told to remain honest in ...

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