Posted by Chris O on March 9, 2005, at 18:23:19
In reply to Why Don't Pdocs Know Meds?, posted by Phillipa on March 9, 2005, at 9:41:06
Phillipa:
I hear what you're saying about pdocs seeming clueless about alternative treatments and the intricacies of each psych drug. It's almost as if...they just don't care or...are too overwhelmed to be so very present with mentally ill patients?
I have been thinking about this lately too. I almost think that...to be a psychiatrist...there needs to be a special test, a special type of person to do this job. It's actually a very spiritual profession, something that maybe a only person totally devoted to helping others and treating each person as a distinct individual can do. Not everyone, not many can do that, methinks.
It takes incredible brain chemistry, incredible empathy, and incredible, almost psychotic, dedication. Sorry, but not many of the psychiatrists I have seen have had that. To me, it just seemed llke they were doing a job, clocking in at 8:00am, clocking out at 5:00pm, meeting with most patients for fifteen minutes at most, doing their best with the limited knowledge they can gain from that very limited interaction.
Not to dis the very bright people that are able to do this job, but...I've never felt very satisfied with the pdocs I've seen either.Chris
> How come it's us the pts that do all the research on psych drug, alternative tx's, and have to tell them about them? Are they so blind that they really believe all the drug companies tell them? What about the docs that take meds too? Don't they experience side effects and wonder why also? It's been on my mind. What do you think? Fondly, Phillipa
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