Posted by spike4848 on February 24, 2002, at 20:36:52
In reply to Re: You won't believe this! » spike4848, posted by noa on February 24, 2002, at 16:57:54
> See, to me, it didn't sound like the therapist is asking you to "trash" psychotherapy---it sounds to me like he is asking you to join the two forms of treatment for stronger effect!
Quite the opposite. Most of his patients have been stuck in therapy for years without improvement. Now he has seen myself and one other patient who were aggressive with finding the right meds and now are back to normal. So he wants me to talk to these individuals who have been brainwashed into thinking "meds are bad/they just cover the problem" and "therapy is the only way to improve" and try to get them to get the meds they *NEED*.
I mean it is common sense. Your not going use *TALK* therapy for a diabetic to get his or her blood sugar back to normal and get them out of a diabetic coma! No, you going to give them insulin!
> I also am starting to wonder about how geography plays into this. I find myself wondering where y'all live that you are meeting psychiatrists who only like to do therapy! That is very different from my experience! Sure, there are some here and there who do therapy and very little medication, but most psychiatrists I've heard of are doing a lot of psychopharm and very little therapy. Has been this way for about a decade.
Actually quite the opposite again! I am from the north east USA were freudian therapy still is alive and well. Forunately, people are realizing *IT DOESN'T WORK* and get the help they need with medication.
Frankly, I think you and others by supporting the notion that "therapy is important" are prolonging the suffering of patients who listen to this crap.
Of course this is just my option as a physician and a patient.
Hope this helped.
Spike
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