Posted by llrrrpp on July 2, 2006, at 13:10:31
In reply to finding 4-P pdocs » iforgotmypassword, posted by pseudoname on July 2, 2006, at 11:53:48
> > how do i find doctors that actually go by this philosophy.
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> Patients can also adopt some of those Ps, I think. Like being practical, pluralistic, and provisional. Lowering one's expectations, temporarily making-do with limited relief, and applying any other therapies as much as possible (which may not be much but can always be done to some extent).
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> I think pdockery should always (?) target discrete symptoms rather hunt for than all-encompassing diagnostic syndromes.Hi Pseudo,
perhaps one can find doctors based on the stuff they write. For instance, if you want a pdoc who is aware of these 4 p -s why not start with the author, or the doctors cited in the article?I guess I'm lucky, because my T did the reading for me and made a very good recommendation for a pdoc. At the time I was not capable of making a good decision. I couldn't even manage to feed myself, much less read scholarly articles and do research on pdoc's therapeutic models.
One other thing I think is that it's important to take clusters of symptoms into account. For instance, anxiety in the presence of methamphetamine abuse should probably be treated differently than anxiety in the presence of Cushing's disease, depression, cancer, etc.
I suggest this, especially since the current therapies do not (usually) target just one symptom. The drugs are dirty, and anxiety symptoms can be affected through any number of different hormone and neurotransmitter manipulations.
I'm not sure if I interpreted you correctly when you suggest that "pdocery should always (?) target discrete symptoms..." If I've taken your words out of context, I apologize.
-ll
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