Is she going to a psychiatric hospital or is it a psychiatric inpatient unit? Speaking from experience in the US working as a clinical social worker in an inpatient unit for children starting at about her age, I would be leery of accepting an actual diagnosis from the inpatient unit, for the simple reason that the vast majority of psychiatrists spend almost no time at all with their patients (typically about 5 minutes a day plus maybe a 30 minute family meeting), and they are the ones that issue the final diagnosis. She would be better off seeing a private therapist when she leaves the hospital and having the therapist formally diagnose her.
Anyhow, medication may or may not be the answer or part of the answer. Medication comes with its own problems the big one being side effects. A large number of clients experience side effects from anti anxiety medications, and some of the side effects can be pretty severe including things like massive weight gain which can increase health risks. Also one on medication it is likely that they will be taking those meds for the rest of their live. So medication is a double edged sword, and not a cure.
Also so you know (and I believe this applies in Denmark too) the following are the general roles played by mental health professionals.
Psychiatrists: primarily responsible for medications including prescriptions. Some also perform therapy but most do not. They have a medical degree with a specialization in psychiatry.
Psychologist: they typically administer different types of psychological tests and profiling, in private practice they often act as therapists too. They have a PHD in psychology.
Clinical Social Worker: they perform a wide variety of roles, and are often primary therapists, and case managers. Requires a masters degree in social work, generally with a clinical specialization or focus.
Depending on what she has she could potentially benefit from therapy techniques such as play therapy, and possibly CBT depending on how intellectually advanced she is. I would also suggest that she learn meditation as meditative practice would be very helpful for her to cope with her fears and the bullying.
Anyhow I hope things go well for her and her family.
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