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Re: Does this seem a little odd?

Posted by deuce224 on January 12, 2007, at 18:10:26

In reply to Does this seem a little odd?, posted by cubic_me on January 10, 2007, at 14:13:25

I once was speaking to a psychiatrist and the same thing happened. He didn't know what dysthymic was. As soon as I heard this I thought he was a complete joke. I am now a third year graduate student in psychology and recommend leaving any therapist who is not familiar with this term.

> I saw (fairly new) T today, who I'm pretty much definately having my last session with next week (we're just not clicking).
>
> She asked about my moods, and I said I was dysthymic most of the time...she asked me what dysthymic was, and genuinely seemed not to know. Is that strange? Or am I expecting too much knowledge?
>
> I know our Ts in the UK don't need a PhD to practice here, but most have a psychology degree and post grad training at the least.


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