Posted by whiterabbit on June 21, 2003, at 0:37:54
In reply to Amen WhiteRabbit, posted by gabbix2 on June 20, 2003, at 12:56:46
Misdiagnosis is not really an accurate term yet when referring to ADD type because this is all new stuff - the ability to isolate six different types of ADD through 3-D brain scanning is a result of the very latest medical technology, it's comparatively new information.Now the hard part is finding a doctor who keeps up with the latest medical research and is willing to take advantage of it. The use of computerized brain scanning in psychiatry is fairly new-age and knowing doctors like I do, you
won't find psychiatrists lining up at the door to treat you with the latest medications according to the most current information in groundbreaking medical technology. In this age of malpractice lawsuits many doctors are wary of venturing far from well-known, safely established methods of treatment. And unfortunately, just like people in every other profession on earth and for a great variety of reasons, some doctors are just not very good at what they do. They get bored and burned out and distracted and addicted and senile and fall behind and succumb to every other human weakness like the rest of us. Sometimes you get an informed, interested, compassionate and competent physician the first time around, but often you have to weed out a few rejects first.
It's a frustrating process but hey, we're talking about your health. What's more important than good health? Would you sell your eyesight for a million dollars? Your health is everything. You need a good doctor.
-Gracie
P.S. Did someone mention sex? I've heard of this thing called sex, can't recall too much about it though...
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