Posted by gibber on April 20, 2006, at 20:22:01
In reply to AMEN!! » Emily Elizabeth, posted by pseudoname on April 20, 2006, at 10:52:10
All very interesting. I once saw a psychotherapist who wore a badge that said 'Psychiatry'. However she knew nothing about medications, a great therapist though. So I guess it is my understanding that under psychiatry falls pyschopharmacologist, psychotherapists, and those who practice both or a psychiatrist. If I have just defined that right then I see a psychiatrist who only gives me talk therapy because I already had a psychopharmocologist to provide meds. I must say I rather like this arrangement because I think having a specialty allows one to focus on a specific problem, however neither doctor dismisses the value of the other. In fact they talk to either other on occasion. Since SSRIs are so easy to prescribe now I guess it makes sense for some doctors to practice psychotherapy and give meds. However I feel much more comfortable having a psychopharm who is more familar with the multitude of options when faced with treatment resistance. In addition to all this I have a cognitive behavioral therapist. Any educated person cannot rule out the value of any one of these fields in treating this disease.
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