Posted by Saltmarsh Rose on June 20, 2003, at 13:04:58
In reply to What price, sanity?, posted by Eddie Sylvano on June 20, 2003, at 11:26:30
> Reading everybody's posts here, I get the impression that most of you have experience with many different psychiatrists, which I find enviable. Within the framework of my HMO, it's a big deal to get any kind of referral to a specialist, and I can't imagine getting referred to more than one within the course of a year. Do most of you pay full price, or just have better health care plans? How much does it cost to see a pdoc out of pocket?
Hi Eddie,
You don't *necessarily* need to see a Psychiatric specialist if
you are satified with your dx and course of treatment..
I saw my Primary care doctor for my med checks and lab stuffs
fir quite a few years until she referred me to my current psychiatrist
when she noticed my anxiety had gone behind the realm of her
comfort level to treat.Right now, my HMO is working well for me, any mental health
referral can be made by the subsciber, me.This HMO is 1000k times better than my previous one
that mandated the use of their own *Health Plan Centers*.
The Psychiatrist there that i used to see had a "God complex" and
i hear now he has left that facility, but i still would avoid going back.If there is a good teaching hospital in your area, that might be a good
place to start to find a practitioner you like and that could
see you in a reasonable time frame. You could also avoid out-of-pocket
medical visit payments if you sign on to a drug study.
Interesting experience; it was phase 2 i believe
of Paxil, double-blind. It went on for about five or six months,
and although i had to buy my meds then,
my doctor visits were free and that how i got my rx.Oh, and i ended up being on the placebo...
Rose
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