Posted by ace on January 21, 2003, at 22:51:10
In reply to Re: Is there a medical term for AD poop-out?, posted by ItsHowdyDudyTime on November 28, 2002, at 23:27:02
>>It also doesnt jibe with a lot of people who smartly use their internal medicine doctors or family doctors for their mental health needs and who wisely, are intuitively suspicious of psychiatrists and mental health professionals. I have oftentimes admired these kinds of individuals who refuse to see a psychiatrist, yet still are smart enough to get treated for their illness via a family doctor. Family and internal medicine doctors can prescribe many of the same drugs psychiatrists prescribe and in this era of SSRIs and atypical anti-psychotics, that is exactly what is happening oftentimes.
>Ver, Very, well put. I have seen around 10 psychiatrists. Out of all of them I would say 2 were understanding, caring and ethical doctors.
Some of their behaviours are ridiculous. One had the audacity too write down I was an 'unusual person' because I wanted to take some control over my med situation. Furthermore this same fellow made fun of my hopes to be a psychiatrist (which I'm not sure I want to do now) by putting in qoutations to the refering doctor, "he want's to be a psychiatrist some day" On the basis of a 15 minute consultation this louse said I had a personality d/o without even thoroughly reading my medical notes which clearly indicate OCD.
Same thing with another. After 30mins he said I might have a Personality D/o withough even reading my hospital notes (saying I had OCD). He stated 'you don't do rituals' I handed him notes and told him about my cognitive and physical rituals many times!
Furthermore, after reading extensively on many psychiatric d/o I'm sure some shrinks just don't know how to properly diagnosis people. Some just ignore DSM criteria. There is talk of 'vending machine' diagnisis. I think this is plausible. People then can go to their family doctors for drugs. Psychiatry could be a lot better but their remiss and unethical behaviour taints the whole profession.
I myself now go to a family doctor. He is open minded and above all does not want to have any power over me.
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