Posted by LostBoyinNC1 on July 28, 2002, at 21:04:40
In reply to Re: have not you posted this several times - oracle, posted by oracle on July 28, 2002, at 20:54:34
> There are lots of tests in psychiatry. Just none
> for genetic polymorphisms of the liver enzymes or other
> tests to match meds to a persons genetic structure.
> At least not that are ready for clinical use.
>Name one test in psychiatry. There are no medical diagnostic tests in clinical psychiatry. None. Psychiatry has a few tests available to measure the amounts of some drugs in your system, like lithium level tests, tricyclic blood level tests but thats about it. They dont have any brain scans or blood tests available to help diagnose your dx. No psychiatrist has any tests to look at your brain and say "yep...your depressed cause this part of your brain is underactive and this part is overactive."
The only medical test I know psychiatrists do is checking lithium levels and sometimes TCA levels. Some, if you push them hard will check your thyroid but thyroid tests are not per se "psychiatric tests" they are endocrine tests developed originally by endocrinologists and internal medicine doctors.
Psychiatry is 50 years behind that of general medicine.
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