Posted by Dinah on October 29, 2006, at 10:12:58
In reply to FInding a Doctor, posted by Alanjacobs on October 29, 2006, at 1:51:29
Are you looking for a psychiatrist to prescribe medications or a therapist? Or both?
For me personally, finding a therapist is like finding any other person who is important in your life. Personal fit is important, and it might be necessary to interview a few, or even try the promising ones out with the idea that if it doesn't work you'll move on.
While all I ask from my psychiatrists is that they know a lot about psycho-pharmacology and recognize that drugs have side effects that aren't in the patient's mind. Maybe I expect too little, because I've never actually been happy with my psychiatrist.
poster:Dinah
thread:698634
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