Posted by OldSchool on January 13, 2002, at 17:19:15
In reply to Re: Most Psychiatrists are Lazy! » Emme, posted by manowar on January 13, 2002, at 16:58:09
> Guys, you're going to hate me for this (and I hate saying this because I'm a guy), but I have to say it:
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> Sorry, and I know I am generalizing here, but quite frankly women make better doctors than men do. They tend to be a hell of a lot more compassionate and more caring than their male counterparts.
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> I especially like Nurse Practitioners (NPs). They're the best! They have the bedside manner of a wonderful nurse (because they have been nurses), with the same amount of knowledge that a regular doctor has. I think that NPs are better qualified to treat patients than doctors. I also think it wouldn't be a bad idea to pay them more money than regular doctors.
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> My family doctor is a NP, and she's 100% better than any other male GP I've ever dealt with. On my last visit, I asked her a million and one questions, and she answered every one of them.(Women smell a lot better too- and in her case look WAY better!)
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> I'm also lucky that my pdoc has a big staff of nurses and NPs. When I call to ask about a med or whatever, they are wonderful.
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> Let's face it-- and I hate to admit this, but it's a no-brainer: In general, women are better caregivers than men.
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> --Tim
Now Ive gotta disagree with you on this one. I agree women are better caregivers in many ways than men. However in my particular case I prefer male doctors. Because I have a gruff personality, particularly when depressed and a fairly strong irritability component to my depression. I dont do well with female doctors because of this. I was even told point blank a few times by other male psychiatrists Id probably be best off avoiding female mental health workers due to my personality, gruffness, etc. This one psychiatrist, a quite good one BTW, just flat out came out and told me this. That I should probably try to avoid female mental health workers in the future cause of the way I am, gruff, irritable, strongminded, etc.If you have like a sappy, soppy kind "my puppy dog died" of depression sure women make great mental health workers. But if youre a guy and are irritable and agitated and stuff, um I dont feel comfortable using women doctors because I think they tend to be more tuned in to this irritability stuff than male psychiatrists. They make a bigger deal out of that than male doctors do.
Women are also more likely to dx you psychotic just for being irritable or agitated than male doctors.
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