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I have seen a couple of posts lately about doctors refusing to see someone if they don't get a therapist. Well, they are not "Bad Doctors".
The reason is most likely this...
The doctor feels it is in your best interest to see a therapist to treat your illness. In this they are trying to cover your butt and help you get better. Also, they have to cover their own behind. They have to consider their own liability in agreeing to care for you. In this sue happy world, they may be held liable for your actions if you do something really stupid.
I have had therapists tell me they can no longer see me if I do not comply with medication. I have also had my doctor tell me she can not prescribe medication if I do not have a therapist. In both cases the decision was not made lightly, and considered both my interests and the doctors.
I am sorry if I upset anyone with this, but it has been bothering me to see the blame fall totally on the shoulders of the doctor. They are people too and deserve the benefit of the doubt. There may also be other reasons for them making the decision to not see a patient. We have to remember that the world does not revolve around us.
Bowing head and stepping off my soapbox now.
Thank you,
Commence with the public hanging.
The reason is most likely this...
The doctor feels it is in your best interest to see a therapist to treat your illness. In this they are trying to cover your butt and help you get better. Also, they have to cover their own behind. They have to consider their own liability in agreeing to care for you. In this sue happy world, they may be held liable for your actions if you do something really stupid.
I have had therapists tell me they can no longer see me if I do not comply with medication. I have also had my doctor tell me she can not prescribe medication if I do not have a therapist. In both cases the decision was not made lightly, and considered both my interests and the doctors.
I am sorry if I upset anyone with this, but it has been bothering me to see the blame fall totally on the shoulders of the doctor. They are people too and deserve the benefit of the doubt. There may also be other reasons for them making the decision to not see a patient. We have to remember that the world does not revolve around us.
Bowing head and stepping off my soapbox now.
Thank you,
Commence with the public hanging.
You just needed some music. I agree with you . Peace
One wanted me to stop all my bipolar medications and drink "green juice" and pray to my higher power and I would be cured. This psychiatrist worked for the county mental health.
I had psychriatric practice change my doctor 4 times in one month. One doctor I saw through them was on the other side of the state and we had our appointment by webcam. He was great and gave me a good diagnoses and started treating it. 4 doctors later they gave me this unprofessional lady who wanted me to call her by her first name and said we would be fast friends. She told me my hallucinations were just anxiety and took me off my meds and sent me on my way. I ended up in the psych ward.
I had another that should have been an endocrinoligist because all he ever wanted to talk about was my diabetes and my diet and meds to treat it. He would constantly forget about the bipolar or refills and when he would try to end the appointment I would have to remind him about the meds.
I also had one that is in love with ECT. She tries to make all her patients have it. I told her no. My husband told her no. This is while I was in the psych ward. She talked to the hospital lawyer about making me have it in my best interest. I won't even get into the long reasons I won't have ECT, including what it does to you, the fact that the depression can come back in 6 months, or the fact that insurance doesn't cover it.
No there are some truelly wacked out doctors out there. Most of my problems is because I've always delt with county mental health everywhere I've lived. First because of no insurance and then because were I moved they were the only office in the area.
im gonna send her some flowers with a note saying "thank you for helping me almost hang myself and perscribing me enough ativan to effectively turn me into an addict....p.s high five on the fact that i had to be rushed to the er because your treatment was SOOOOO effective.
I guess i should send a teddy gram to the doctor who accused me of having munchausen syndrome when i kept on his ass telling him i thought my son was autistic...
because every five year old cant talk, smears his poop on the walls and spins for hours. That was a good year delay in getting my son the services he needed.
You my dear have not experienced the VIP treatment of incompetent doctors.....wait for it, i hope it never happens to you. but to those of us it did, it impacted our lives.
While I firmly believe in therapy along with seeing a pdoc,.....if it is not always possible, seeing a qualified pdoc who can help facilitate our care is imperative. It can be frustrating to be limited so we seek other avenues. Hopefully our "good" pdocs can guide us in a productive way both medically and financially.............
Next month, I will have NO health insurance for the FIRST time in my entire life...................It terrifies me to know where that leaves me.!!!!
The point I was making was not that there are no bad doctors. The point is that it is unfair to assume that a doctor is bad because they are looking out for the patient as well as themselves.
Call me names if you wish and act like children if need be. I will not loose sleep over a little taunting.
Okay let's call it what it is... you are not sorry. And number two, why should it matter, who are you to judge anyone person's experience and/or their opinions based on said experience?
Why are you so bothered??
Your thoughts are valid and appreciated but they are not the only view of the situation.