Posted by cubic_me on October 19, 2004, at 16:45:26
In reply to Referred to a psychiatrist for the first time, posted by Fi on October 19, 2004, at 14:24:46
I'm in the UK too and have seen a psychiatrist for about a year now (some people refer to them as pdocs on here).
I have found it useful to have someone who knows about all the medications and diagnoses in detail (for example I'm now on a drug that has only had a few trials in treatment of depression), however I have had 5 different pschiatrists in that year of going. When I turn up I never know who I am going to see next as the turn over of junior doctors is so fast as they go on rotations around different hospitals. All the psychiatrists I've seen have been Asian - I don't know if that's just coincidence or a trend, but I have had difficulty understanding some of their accents.
The positive thing tho, is that they have all been decent psychiatrists. Perhaps not people I would tell my deepest, darkest thoughts too, but they have considered my case and taken me seriously, which is the most I was expecting from the NHS really!
Good luck, and let us know how it goes. Did you know that you can ask your doctor to send you a resume of what happened in your session with them and thier thoughts on it? It's worth asking for if you want it.
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