Posted by jane d on March 17, 2003, at 12:49:11
In reply to Re: Newbie, Majour Depression, doc woes, Celexa... » Krissy P, posted by Ilene on March 16, 2003, at 12:38:40
> You'd think psychiatrists would understand the way a person can become paralyzed. Even the dentist calls the day before an appt. Sheesh.
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> --I.Irene,
I'd wondered that myself. My dentist borders on being a nuisance with the phone calls. My doctor doesn't call before either, nor call if you miss an appointment to find out why. I wonder if any pdocs do call or if this is some policy they learn in medical school. And I wonder if it is the same for doctors who are just meds versus those who provide therapy.
It doesn't make sense to me because by the very nature of depression I think we are more likely to forget appointments, or get confused about them, or convince ourselves that we are too much of a bother for the doctor to deal with.
Does anyone have a doctor who issues reminders or follows up?
Jane
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