Posted by rvanson on June 11, 2006, at 22:26:22
In reply to Finding a great psychiatrist?, posted by darcan on June 11, 2006, at 9:05:05
> I have gone through 6 to 8 proviate psychiatrists over the past 6 years here in Southern California. Most were focused on making money or just took people like me (Severe atypical depression and anxiety) to supplement there true interests.
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> I have great insurance and am fortunate enough that paying the docs is not a problem. I can't find a good one.
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> I've been to UCLA and UCI. UCLA was actually pretty good but you get a resident and they leave every year.
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> Because of the nature of this disease, a true scientist is what I need. Someone that will monitor what the drugs are doing or are NOT doing.
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> I had one doc that kept adding drugs and never took any way.
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> Is there such a thing as a great doc? How do I find out if he is successful? If I were hiring a plumber, I'd call his references. In the doc biz you have to make an appointment and pay the guy just to interview him, and you can't get references.
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> I want someone that specializes in the treatment of depression and has a proven track record of helping patients. How do I find this person?
Find someone you trust who can vouch for thier doctor is the ONLY way, IMO.I have had exactly the same problems finding any good, competant Pdocs who do more then give you an Rx, shoving you out the door, yelling "Next", while they are doing it.
Most of them are working hard for early retirement, in this pre-SSRI side-effects lawsuit era, and could care less about you as long as you are bringing in the holy cashola.
Having said that, there are good Pdocs, but like a good fishing hole, they are hard to find and no one likes to tell on a good thing.
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