Posted by baseball55 on June 25, 2014, at 20:25:45
In reply to Re: What if my pdoc refuses to get me an MRI ?, posted by gadchik on June 25, 2014, at 10:01:09
> I do think it an excellent idea tho for pdocs to get mri of the brain.
Why? If they don't know what they're looking for? There are no studies conclusively linking mental illness to specific abnormalities on an MRI. Even if there were, the treatments would still be the same - meds that are poorly understood and don't always work.
All an MRI will do is identify lesions. Why do you want that? Do you have seizures or symptoms of MS or stroke?
Ordering MRIs for people with mental illness is a complete and utter waste of scarce medical resources.
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