Posted by ryan_s on March 24, 2000, at 0:21:47
"Good" is a relative word. however, a good pyschiatrist, in my opinion is one that will encourage and listen to his or her patiences. in my two year struggle with depression i have been to four psychiatrists and have not felt comfortable with any of these doctors. what will make me comfortable is simple. i want a doctor who has the enthusiasm and the excitement to see their patients get better. a passion for one's profession must involve the psych's acute attention to detail. for instance, dr whiten, the last psych that i visited, pushed ssris. he said that there is a 66% chance that if a patient fails with an ssri like celexa then another ssri such as serzone has a chance of working. in the pure statistic sense of this world dr whiten is probably true. what makes for the for a good psych is one that understands the percentages, positives, and negatives of antidepressants, but who focuses on the patient and his or her needs. i told dr whiten, "i do not want to be placed on an ssri". paxil, prozac, and celexa have only made my depression worse. he put me on serzone.
the point of this message is that i feel frustrated in picking a pyschiatrist. is it just me? am i that treatment resistant to antidepressants that the doctors are getting fed up with me? all that i want is compassion and a relationship with a psych. please help me. i am going back to school at the university of dayton in two weeks and am looking for a personable psychiatrist in the dayton, oh area. if anyone has any information please reply, it would greatly be appreciated.
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