Posted by gardenergirl on December 13, 2004, at 19:54:26
In reply to Re: Prognosis » pegasus, posted by fires on December 13, 2004, at 19:26:21
> I tried the growth part of the equation and found it akin to malpractice. For a patient to have to endure psychotherapy for physical problems due to a Ts lack of medical knowledge is inexcusable.
Just curious, but wouldn't an MD be a better professional to consult for physical problems? I'm not sure how a T's medical knowledge could supercede the diagnosing physician.
And your use of the word "endure" is interesting. Why couldn't you get out of it?
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> In my state, CA, it got so bad a few years back that Ts (non MD types) lobbied to try to get laws to allow them to prescribe!! Wanting for patients? You bet.I'm not sure how much you have read about this new trend, but wanting for patients is not a driving force behind it. Increased access to care, particularly in more rural or underserved areas and a better ability to monitor the effects of the medication, as clients are usually seen weekly for therapy, are the primary reasons for the push. Thus, the two states to enact such laws to date: New Mexico and Louisiana are two states that acted in order to provide their residents with improved access to mental health prescribing providers, as they both have significant rural and underserved populations.
> They even have succeeded in getting people to believe that they primarily over-eat for "emotional" reasons - imagine that-- and they are both over weight!
Hmmm, anyone care to lay odds on what the topic du jour of the next public service announcement might be?
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