Posted by LouF on November 22, 2000, at 0:23:00
In reply to Your idea of a good psychiatrist+does he/she exist, posted by Shirley on November 21, 2000, at 20:21:21
> Since alot of us are in similar situations with difficult med cases, I was wondering what your idea of a good psychiatrist is and does he/she exist? If you are happy with yours and want to describe the positive traits, that's fine. If you're not and want to describe your ideal P-doc, that's ok also. Whatever you feel comfortable doing.
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> My reasons for asking these questions: Without
> elaborating, I am getting the sense that I expect too much. Also, in my situation, having LD complicates the picture. Anyway, maybe I need a reality check and that's why I am asking for your feedback.
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> Since I've had the day from hell today and am feeling gun shy (having a fear of being attacked even though I know you all are nice people), I hope you don't mind if I refrain from writing my own definition for a few days.
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> I know it's something I need to think about because if I do decide to switch, I have to know what I'm looking for.
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> ShirleyA good psychiatrist is a lot like my current pdoc...caring, considerate, helpful, confrontive in a supportive way.
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