Posted by sjb on November 27, 2001, at 14:47:33
In reply to Re: depression subtypes and med responses, posted by svevo1922 on November 26, 2001, at 15:46:16
> It's not your job do your homework, it's your doctor's (although a lot of people do reading on the side).
Yeah, in an ideal world. It's been my experience that if I wait for them to get up-to-date on all the research and new stuff on my particular problem, I'll be even more disappointed and frustrated. I look up information on my problem(s) just like most folks.
Popular PDoc's have a lot of patients and treat many disorders. I do not think it is realistic for them to be up on the latest for each and every disorder and to spend a lot of time researching for each patient. I have, however, been disappointed when I think, as I often do, that they are not doing enough for the patient outside of the session.
The bottom line is that this is a business. I still can't get over how you go in there, share the most intimate things and then, ok, times up, you hand over a check and then you pass the next patient waiting to go in on the way out. I also am surprised that some folks on this board are scared to tell their PDocs if they are not getting better because they don't want to let them down. Hello. I don't think so. We whine and cry at the same time they mull over the options they want on their new Mercedez, Lexus, Beemer, whatever, and life goes on.
I believe most of them do want us to get better, if for no other reason than a patient who makes progress, gives them a sense of accomplishment and adds to their ego. However, most aren't loosing any sleep over any of these, even though a lot of us are.
poster:sjb
thread:84318
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20011123/msgs/85312.html