Posted by garnet71 on May 6, 2009, at 18:27:40
In reply to Anyone seen an expert for consultation?pls. advise, posted by Roslynn on May 6, 2009, at 16:11:26
Well I'm going to a psychopharmacologist in a month and a half...I have no clue whether or not he is "well known" (i'm thinking no), but he's very expensive--so there must be a demand....
I'll let you know how it turns out. Not that it will help or anything....I have a feeling he'll just try to prescribe me pristiq like the last doc..lol. OR - let me keep my current remedy, which seems to be "working" more than it doesn't. Or maybe he'll want to go into "new territory" and prescribe me Lamictal and choose some unknown augment. Yuck!
I don't see how there can be "consultants" in the field of psychiatry. A highly-experienced researcher might not have the clinical experience, and an applicable "expert" would seem to be someone w/advanced education and advanced experience in clinical practice (which really could only be measured by age? unless someone specializes in hard-to-treat/treatment-resistant patients). How long could one spend in school? Psychiatrists already dedicated what like 10 - 12 years for their education? What could incite becoming more educated?
If there is are designated "experts" in this field, it might have more to do with marketing more than anything else. Just a guess.
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