On Tue, 12 Sep 2006 18:53:46 -0500, "Gary"
wrote:

I think the medical application does ask about conditions like that, so if
other factors created the condition on the day of visiting the doctor, I'd
get him to acknowledge that, and retest.

If he thinks it's a bad diagnosis, he shouldn't go near that doc
again, but immediately seek a second opinion.

If he suffers from clinical depression, he ought to get treatment for
it. That's the important thing.

With this second doc, I think I would be upfront and tell him what the
problem is (that is, the problem behind the problem): the FAA and his
medical history. These guys (and gals) do like to put names on things.
I told a doctor friend that I'd just been diagnosed with "basal motor
rhinitis" and she said: "What the xxxx is THAT?" So that first
diagnosis might just be the product of a tired mind wanting to get out
of the office. If you tell the doc that a diagnosis of depression
isn't acceptable, then very likely you won't get that diagnosis.

I'm even suspicious of the diagnosis. How does a GP / internist
/whatever diagnose depression on one visit and as a result of a
negative finding on lab tests?