Posted by bleauberry on July 30, 2008, at 20:26:20
In reply to Re: thinking of firing my PDOC- scared » thinkingitover, posted by bleauberry on July 30, 2008, at 20:08:43
While the questions in the previous post were just general suggestions that may or may not apply to you, they are just to give you a rough idea of things to think about.
But in addition to them, here is a powerful screening question to ask...
Do you have experience in prescribing Nardil or Parnate? Do you have any patients on them right now?
Run-of-the-mill pdocs will likely say no, or say those meds are old fashioned and not used much anymore, or those meds have too many side effects, or they are too dangerous, or something like that. The good docs will be comfortable with those meds and have experience with them. Regardless of whether you would ever be on those meds or not, that doesn't matter, the point is you want a doc with that kind of calibre.You could also ask an outfront question by asking the doc if he could give you a rough estimate of what percentage of his patients recover remarkably well. If he kind of beats around the bush, well, you gotta kinda wonder. A good doc will be comfortable in saying 50%, 60%, 80%, whatever. Honesty, integrity, accountability, humbleness, and talent...all of those are revealed in the answer to this one question.
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