Posted by mmealltalk on December 25, 2012, at 16:40:09
In reply to Do therapists and pyschiatrists have to talk?, posted by btrout on November 30, 2012, at 22:21:35
Hello, just my 2 cents-
As someone who HATES when people talk about me, i can totally understand you not wanting to commit right off the bat that they have communication etc. However, in terms of reality and ethics etc, it a different story. I do believe that there are therapists who make it a given that they be allowed to speak to psymds w/o permission whenever to keep a working alliance between what should be a treatment team. It doesnt mean the t thinks you would lie about psymd, but that they are on the same page. There is also the issue of what if your mental state is at a point that the t wants to speak to md and a release hasnt been signed in advance. They could be covering their butts, or have your best interest in mind. I agree that your instincts are what you should follow though. I have major control issues, I used to tell my T that if she wanted to talk to my psymd i wanted to know first, i wanted to know what was said, i wanted all the info that second, to a point that my T actually called my psymd on speaker once while we were in session. In retrospect, my T deserves alot more credit than that and though eventually I lost the option of open communication, I don't think its the end of the world. I have a different view of it now, not that my current psymd talks to my T, I don't recall the last time it came up, but, it probably was a standard thing. Anyway, just telling you my thoughts.
Mel
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