Posted by cole on November 26, 2000, at 18:40:48
In reply to Your idea of a good psychiatrist+does he/she exist, posted by Shirley on November 21, 2000, at 20:21:21
I have had bad and good experiences with pdocs, but I have to say my current doc is the best I've ever had. She has her PhD in Neuroscience along with an MD from Johns Hopkins. She is extremely bright, but amazingly down to earth and empathetic at the same time. She is the first doc who agreed that I had a right to find a med that I actually felt good about, and worked hard with me to find that med. She is always interested to hear what I have learned off the net, and is willing to give almost anything a try. She respects me, and encourages me in my studies (I am currently studying premed) while maintaining just the right level of boundaries. If I am in crisis she calls me daily until I stabilize. I think it takes time to find the right doc, but now that I have, I will still see her even though it takes me 3 hrs by car since I moved away. If it doesn't feel totally right, I would have to say it probably isn't.
cole
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