Posted by Mark H. on March 16, 2000, at 23:30:58
In reply to Finding a doctor, posted by Reg on March 16, 2000, at 22:24:04
Reg, Word of mouth seems so much more efficient and likely to result in a good match. Is there a NAMI chapter in your area, or some other advocacy or support group for specific or general mental illness? Almost any county mental health facility or psychiatrist's office could give you a contact number for such a group.
Even in a relatively rural area like ours, we have psychiatrists who range from world-class to ... well ... I'm actually being overly generous if I say there are some physicians who become psychiatrists because they couldn't keep their license practicing in any other field of medicine.
The groups always know who the good ones are -- and that's all you really need to know.
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