Posted by gardenergirl on January 29, 2007, at 13:18:18
In reply to Re: Is My New Doctor Ethical?, posted by greenline on January 28, 2007, at 18:13:52
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> I totally agree with you. I have actually been feeling like he felt I was lying about the amount I drink. I think I might give him a call tomorrow and ask him why he didn't tell me the truth about this drug.I've been told by former supervisors that I should take whatever number a client gives me when I ask how many drinks per week they consume and multiply that number by 4 to get the "true" number. I don't agree with this approach, and I don't do it, but it is the way some mental health professionals view how truthful clients are about drinking. Heck, my own psychiatrist asked me, and I answered truthfully. If he has the same view as my former supervisors, he must think I'm falling down drunk every day! Clearly he doesn't think that, so not all mental health professionals have the same attitude.
Also, I haven't looked at MD's ethical guidelines, and there would also be state regulations at play, but just from a client/doctor relationship issue, he did serious damage to your relationship, your trust, and his credibility by not being truthful about a med he prescribed, imo. My gut says it's not ethical. I definitely think it's not acceptable.
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gg
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