Posted by ace on February 27, 2003, at 19:28:45
In reply to Re: Take psych meds from a DOCTOR only ?ace, posted by viridis on February 27, 2003, at 3:39:26
> Just a followup -- my psychiatrist is an interesting guy; he's done some very different things in his life, and actually practiced as a GP for years before going into psychiatry. He told me that he found being a GP somewhat unsatisfying (too general), and was fascinated by psychiatry, so he went back and trained as a psychiatrist when he was in his 50s. He's only been a practicing psychiatrist for a few years, but seems to genuinely love it, and enjoys discussing the details of brain function, how meds work etc. I'm a research biologist, so I get into this too and always investigate the meds in depth, so we have some pretty interesting discussions.
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> Anyway, I thought I'd mention this, in part because I guess my pdoc is kind of a "hybrid", with lots of experience as a GP but excellent skills as a psychiatrist. I just dread the day he retires (which he is starting to think about), but at least I believe that I can trust him to refer me to someone sensible if and when that happens.The only pdocs that are think are potentially good are those who spent years as GPs. Otherwise, one has to question why they went into psych straight away. BTW, your pdoc does sound like one of the few 'normal' ones.
Ace.
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