Posted by Emme on January 13, 2002, at 14:37:29
In reply to Most Psychiatrists are Lazy!, posted by spike4848 on January 13, 2002, at 13:10:11
> Hey Guys,
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> Dr Bob may ban me for this one, but ..... when I was going through medical school and residency in medicine, I met alot of psychiatrists in training. They actually are forced to work on the medicine floors for 6 months.
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> I hate to generalize, but they were very lazy and unmotivated. Psychiatry attracts these types, because of all the fields of medicine .... psychiatry is by far the easiest in term of life style and academic challenge. I would say 75% of my medical school peers going into psychiatry said they were doing it because of the "Easy Life Style" "It is 9 to 5" etc. One individual actually said .... "Hey I can pretty much sit back and sleep during office sessions, nod to the patient occassionally and hand them a prescription for prozac at the end of the visit."
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> And many of them are too scared to prescribe anything but and ssri or effexor or buspar...... scared to try MAOI, stimulants, benzo, TCAs because their afraid a patient may OD and family will bring a lawsuit.
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> Sorry to any quality Psychiatry out there.
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> Spike
Okay, I've had it with psychiatrist bashing. Generalizations are bad. Yes, I know, there are lazy incompetent psychiatrists who practice bad medicine and have no business being in medicine. And yes, I've heard some horror stories. The same can be said for every field. For what it's worth, wanna know my experience?? Three psychiatrists so far, all *good* (I've changed due me moving, and one doctor relocating). My current doctor checked my B-12 blood levels and has made sure my bloodwork (including thyroid) are up to date and that I've seen my internist to rule out other problems. She's consulted a neurologist and dermatologist with questions when needed. She goes to lectures and stays on top of the lit. Always returns calls. Lazy- I don't think so. I know, this is just one person's experience. But since I've had a few psychiatrists like this, I expect there's a few more good ones out there mixed in with the not-so-good ones. Not every drug that we've tried has worked out, but hasn't been for lack of careful thought and attentiveness. Folks, we *can* get quality care - it's possible.Emme
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