Posted by Bob on August 14, 2007, at 14:22:40
In reply to Re: Still no cure for my depression - tried everyt, posted by linkadge on August 13, 2007, at 22:10:27
> It doesn't make sence to me that a doctor would more or less tell you that s/he won't treat you.
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> How hard is it to take a patient in, listen to their problems and twiddle their meds around a little bit?
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> That being said, if I felt that I may not be able to help the patient, I would make it clear that I would treat them but could make no guarentees.
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> Dead ends hurt a depressed patient the most.
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> Even if a patient spends their entire life moving from placebo to placebo this is better than nothing.
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> Linkadge
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>I've encountered multiple doctors who say right over the phone that they simply are taking no more new patients. I even called one once who had that on his answering machine. In these cases it wasn't that they didn't want my particular case, but rather that they were ultra-overloaded and probably wouldn't need another patient for the rest of their careers.
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