Psycho-Babble Administration Thread 230105

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Questions for Dr. Bob

Posted by Jack Smith on May 29, 2003, at 22:26:36

In reply to Re: Saw new pdoc, said nothing more could be done., posted by Jack Smith on May 29, 2003, at 22:11:06

> > "You're the man who's tried everything, and to be perfectly honest with you, I have no ideas as to how to treat you. You've been on everything. There's nothing more. That's psychiatry's dirty little secret: not everyone responds to treatment and some will will only achieve a very partial response if anything at all."

I am guessing you are not going to answer these questions but there is no harm in asking them.

Would you personally ever tell a patient something to this effect that "there's nothing more" that can be done for you?

Do you consider telling a depressed patient that they have no chance of ever getting better to be consistent with the Hippocratic oath to "do no harm" considering that a very real implication of such a statement is that the patient should commit suicide?

Finally, do you agree that some people have no chance of EVER responding to treatment?

Your answers would interest me. I understand that you may not want to second guess other docs and also that these questions really have nothing to do with psychobabble administration.

JACK

Re: No answers, sorry

Posted by Dr. Bob on May 29, 2003, at 23:28:22

In reply to Questions for Dr. Bob, posted by Jack Smith on May 29, 2003, at 22:26:36

> I am guessing you are not going to answer these questions

Right! :-)

Bob

I know your answers anyway

Posted by Jack Smith on May 30, 2003, at 16:36:40

In reply to Re: No answers, sorry, posted by Dr. Bob on May 29, 2003, at 23:28:22

You wouldn't act the way the other psychiatrist did. And, I figure that you have to agree that his answer does at least raise some colorable arguments regarding violating the Hippocratic oath.

JACK

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