tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18614557.post2459847823042335410..comments2024-03-28T22:29:05.434+00:00Comments on Relational psychiatry: Psychiatrists should know what they're doing with medicationDBDoublehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16140020984190294123noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18614557.post-36254242441213503402014-03-13T03:10:10.967+00:002014-03-13T03:10:10.967+00:00My doctor knows what I'm on, asks me how I fee...My doctor knows what I'm on, asks me how I feel, and understands that frankly, I know more about him as to how drugs are affecting me since he has never taken any.<br /><br />He doesn't push meds on me. He tells me to share my own research with his as to the safest, most effective, and drugs that have been around 30 years with no long-term side effects.<br /><br />So if people are drugged up, get informed before you go back. All the psychiatrists know are "statistics" and then their own "statistics" they've noticed during their medical practice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18614557.post-30884502224195573702012-03-28T03:02:43.858+01:002012-03-28T03:02:43.858+01:00In the U.S. the notion of psychopharmacology being...In the U.S. the notion of psychopharmacology being underemphasized seems outlandish, if anything the exact opposite is the case (and continues to be, even though some pharmaceutical companies have begun stopping or slowing the development of psychotropic drugs).Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16553105730593842429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18614557.post-13795380431732645142012-01-27T20:37:15.112+00:002012-01-27T20:37:15.112+00:00Ignorance isn't the answer to the reduction of...Ignorance isn't the answer to the reduction of the willy-nilly prescribing of psychiatric medications, good medicine is. The approach to mental health issues, as has been noted, tends to be collapsed into a “pharmaceutical deficiency” rather than an indicator of a health problem per se.<br /><br />We regularly see patients who come to us either as a last resort, or as a first choice, because we look at the whole person, including their genetics, digestion, inflammation, infection, hormones, life situation, age, allergies, etc. before determining whether the person indeed needs medication, or if in fact they don’t. Many other physiologic problems present as psychiatric problems or symptoms and are, sadly, mistreated as such.<br /><br />Dr. Katherine Morris<br />Education Director of The National Center for Whole Psychiatry<br />Chevy Chase, MD, USADr. Katherine Morrishttp://wholepsychiatry.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18614557.post-11627003152661081572011-11-22T20:47:42.939+00:002011-11-22T20:47:42.939+00:00There are some treatments that are extremely effec...There are some treatments that are extremely effective.<br /><br />Practitioners' failure to recognize differences between "extremely effective" and "not effective" yet prescribing "not effective" medication as much as "extremely effective" ones suggests a lack of training or knowledge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18614557.post-16502662298098445852011-10-23T23:13:17.725+01:002011-10-23T23:13:17.725+01:00USA: Your child's school can receive $400 for ...USA: Your child's school can receive $400 for each ADHD diagnosis (ezinearticles.com/?id=751174):<br />There is no government program that awards bonuses for each student who passes standardized tests with A's. Yet, the government will pay the school $400 for every child diagnosed with ADHD. Does this seem like a bribe, an incentive or both?<br />By Dorothy M. Neddermeyer, PhD <br />Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/751174Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18614557.post-64559344710266640752011-10-18T23:23:38.328+01:002011-10-18T23:23:38.328+01:00Absolutely!
However, often psychiatrists are unde...Absolutely! <br />However, often psychiatrists are under immense pressure from the public and patients alike to drastically reduce medication, due to scaremongering about 'addiction' and 'subduing'(not to say this might never happen). I understand how hard it is to be constantly faced with this pressure, to be seen as the enemy. Yet, I have often witnessed patients deteriorating and suffering immense mental anguish due to being undermedicated.This is cruel and rarely talked about. Thankfully, I have met some very aware and well trained psychiatrists over the years.<br />What worries me more, still, is GPs prescribing psychiatric drugs. <br />Surely a campaign for better training (for both), as you suggest, is in order?Madeleine, Holistic Psychotherapisthttp://www.psychotherapywithheartandsoul.org.uknoreply@blogger.com