Posted by Elizabeth on February 18, 2000, at 21:28:09
In reply to Re: Psychopharmocologists v Psychiatrists. , posted by saint james on February 18, 2000, at 12:54:52
> I will agree that for problems to do not mean long term therapy a pdoc is fine but no Pdoc that I have ever seen in 15 yrs ca or will do the kind of in depth disection of personality and behavior like a psycholigist.
James, before 1985 or so, all the psychoanalysts in this country were MDs. In any case, I don't think taking classes is primarily what makes a person a good talk therapist; rather, it's supervised experience, which psychiatrists and clinical psychologists certainly get plenty of.
I don't think clinical psychologists have a good enough understanding of medication that they would necessarily be a good fit for someone who takes meds. IME, they tend to attribute mood and behavior changes to environmental factors (rather than to the medication or to the illness itself), even when it doesn't make much sense to do so.
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