Posted by Berberis on January 23, 2006, at 19:32:12
Today I interviewed a doctor to see if I wanted him for my GP. My last GP treated me like a mental patient and it's important to find a new doc who won't be biased in treating me.
I had a list of questions to ask. One of my questions was "knowing that I have a mental illness, if I come to you with a physical complaint, would you treat me as a patient with a physical problem or as a patient with mental problems?"
But before I even had a chance to ask him this question, we were talking about how accessible he is after hours to his patients. He said he is very accessible, then proceeded to say "but I have one patient who calls me frequently and at all hours...but I think she has psychological problems" (he said as he chuckled and smiled). I immediately said, "well, you just answered a question I was going to ask". Then I asked him the question I had prepared. He tried his best to save face, but the interview was already over in my book.
Good thing the consultation was free!
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