Mrs. Yarnell was given large doses of antipsychotic medications that had side effects including twitches and dizziness. These side effects were misinterpreted as additional psychopathology. Such a mistaken diagnosis illustrates ____.

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An iatrogenic condition is a state of ill health or adverse effect resulting from medical treatment. In this case, the side effects of the antipsychotic medications (twitches and dizziness) caused by the treatment were misinterpreted as symptoms of the underlying psychopathology, which is a classic example of an iatrogenic condition.

Mrs Yarnell Was Given Large Doses of Antipsychotic Medications That