Posted by Dr. Bob on June 13, 2001, at 9:27:01
In reply to Re: Psychiatrist Online?, posted by sl on June 12, 2001, at 19:45:44
> > http://www.metanoia.org/imhs/directry.htm
> Let me be more specific.
> One who I can have a regular doctor/patient relationship with, who can write prescriptions and is knowledgeable about what to change my meds to.
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> I didn't SEE anything like that. Did I miss it??Maybe not, maybe we're just not there yet...
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> Well, that clears up everything, thank you very much!
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> Do you think for one blistering moment that any self-respecting psychiatrist, or any medical person for that matter, will casually write you a script on-line, virtually sight-unseen? You might be better off trying to find an "800" number service to do that, good grief. There is, believe it or not, a human side to the "doctor/patient relationship" you so desire.> when you sit right down and think hard about what you want to do along with this genre of medicine and treatment, you'll come to the startling realization that your sublime idealization is just a bit unethical (not to mention illegal), and somewhat tilted. Perhaps this will be the case in the future, but by then, brain transplants will be vogue.
> PERSONAL NOTE: enough is enough with this "do-anything/get-anything" on-line crap! I'm fed up with this! Is anyone else?
First, please be civil. I don't support the "casual" prescription of medication -- online or in person -- either, but sarcasm is probably best avoided here, as is referring to the views of others as "crap". Thanks.
I thought the question was about "a regular doctor/patient relationship", anyway. IMO, that (or something like that) will be available before brain transplants. In fact, there's a new addition to the Babble family devoted to "distance mental health":
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/tele
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> I guarantee that it would cost much more than seeing a live psychiatrist (the doc has to pay his malpractice insurance, which in this case, would be prohibitive - if he could get any insurance at all).
I don't think psychiatrists are *required* to have malpractice insurance. An online practice might or might not increase their premiums. And of course there are other factors that go into setting a fee...
> Also, I believe that in the U.S., as in Canada, a doctor is legally able to write prescriptions only in the state (or province) in which he is licenced.
AFAIK, it hasn't been clearly legislated in every state and province, but that would be my recommendation. So the issue is finding an online psychiatrist licensed in one's state...
Bob
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