Posted by Enigma on August 15, 2007, at 10:29:52
In reply to Re: Still no cure for my depression - tried everyt » linkadge, posted by Bob on August 14, 2007, at 14:22:40
> > It doesn't make sense to me that a doctor would more or less tell you that s/he won't treat you.
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> > How hard is it to take a patient in, listen to their problems and twiddle their meds around a little bit?
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> > That being said, if I felt that I may not be able to help the patient, I would make it clear that I would treat them but could make no guarentees.I agree 100%. I would tell them I'm not qualified (for treatment resistant patients, or whatever is actually true), and let the patient know exactly where they stand in regards to getting treatment from me.
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> > Dead ends hurt a depressed patient the most.
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> > Even if a patient spends their entire life moving from placebo to placebo this is better than nothing.
> >I agree. I've been fairly suicidal and open about it to doctors and still they could literally care less, and this, blows my mind. I guess there are a LOT of doctors out there who DO, do it for the money and not to help people.
> I've encountered multiple doctors who say right over the phone that they simply are taking no more new patients. I even called one once who had that on his answering machine. In these cases it wasn't that they didn't want my particular case, but rather that they were ultra-overloaded and probably wouldn't need another patient for the rest of their careers.
In my posts, I'm not talking about these doctors. I'm talking about the ones who ARE taking patients. It's actually the very first question I ask them. Once I find out they are available, it's AFTER they are unable to help me (and some give up VERY QUICKLY) that they dump me back on the street.
I don't blame any doctor (of any discipline) for having a full patient load. I'm only criticizing doctors who very easily give up on tough to treat patients.
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