Posted by yxibow on January 26, 2006, at 12:42:52
In reply to Psychiatrists who don't have time to talk, posted by ed_uk on January 25, 2006, at 9:55:44
> Am I missing something here? I was always under the impression that psychiatrists were supposed to TALK to their patients. I keep hearing of 'meds only' psychiatrists who apparantly perform 10 minute 'med checks'. Would someone please tell me how a psychiatrist is supposed to choose an appropriate medication if they haven't even talked to their patient for long enough to understand what their problem is?
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> EdMy psychiatrist is both a "meds only" psychopharmacologist for some patients in clinical practice, and a prescribing psychiatrist/psychologist for a few patients like myself. I'm lucky I can get that combination because my current illness knows no bounds.
But when I had prior dysthymia and various low grade diagnosis, they would be the standard 2 week or one month visits. This has been my experience throughout my life. So I can definately sympathise with those who feel left out in the dark. I would encourage to be as proactive as possible, write down everything you feel in the 2 weeks, one month, whatever, and present it at the session and use the time as valuably as possible. Its become compartmentalized -- you could blame the psychiatrist, or you could look towards one's HMO which is probably where it all started.
And a psychologist's hour is 45 minutes :/
Some are 50 :) Though that "hour" is no different from other billable services like my gym trainer -- 50 minutes. And lawyers, etc...
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