Posted by Noa on February 19, 2000, at 9:53:00
In reply to Re: Pharmacy v Psychiatry Psychology , posted by medlib on February 19, 2000, at 1:55:56
> > > 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.
I think this is an over generalization (though we are all overgeneralizing, aren't we). Some psychologist, social workers, or counselors would NOT be a good fit, because they haven't worked with people who are on medications, or because they have strong anti-med views or tend to think only in the realm of psychology/environment. But there are a lot of psychologists, social workers, counselors who DO work wellwith patients who are on medication, who have had lots of such experience, and who have been trained to look at the total picture--biopsychosocial, even if they arent specifically trained in the medical aspects. For this, they would consult, maintain contact with the patient's pdoc.
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