Posted by Noa on November 22, 2000, at 14:10:32
In reply to Re: Your idea of a good psychiatrist+does he/she exist, posted by JohnL on November 22, 2000, at 5:25:24
It is not easy finding one, and often you are limited by factors such as geography, insurance plan, finances, etc.
I would look for some of these qualities:
available, approachable, forthcoming about his/her approach, reachable by phone (reasonably so), a good listener, loves this field, is dedicated to finding the right combo of meds for his or her patients, keeps up with the literature and exchange of ideas among pdocs that is not published---ie, more up to date than the books, flexible, respectful of the patient's observations, wishes, ideas, but up front with his or her professional perspective, works in collaboration with the patient, is available for close monitoring as appropriate, will go to bat for the patient to advocate for coverage of appropriate meds if denied by insurance.
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