Posted by Racer on August 7, 2008, at 19:40:36
In reply to Re: Looking for best PDOC in San Francisco, posted by uncouth on August 5, 2008, at 14:13:47
I'm going to echo yxibow, albeit somewhat less enthusiastically. UCSF is the very first place I'd call, if I were still in the City and didn't have a good referral from a trusted source. Even if they were not the right solution for me, they'd be a good starting place -- and they may be able to offer some referrals. My lack of enthusiasm is based on having received ALL my health care through UCSF until I was in my 20s -- my mother believed very strongly that the best care available was through a teaching hospital. Private doctors were a revelation to me when I first saw one -- "wow! I didn't have to wait an hour past my appointment time!" Still, UCSF is the place to go if you're having trouble finding what you need.
Otherwise, NAMI is a good choice. If you have a good GP, that's a great place to get a referral, too. My first choice is to ask a psychotherapist -- if you don't have a therapist yourself, call around and ask anyway. Find a friend in therapy with someone he/she likes, and ask that therapist. The benefit of asking a therapist is that they'll have joint clients, and will have a good idea of how well patients respond to the various candidates.
I'm not a fan of Kaiser, and you'd have to be a member anyway, but that's also my own bias. If you have transportation and don't mind the hike, Palo Alto Medical Foundation will likely have someone good, or -- and this would be my other choice, before PAMF, but again that's just my bias -- Camino Medical Group. Both CMG and PAMF are contracted with a number of insurance plans. If you're uninsured, another option is to call the Haight Ashbury Free Clinic and ask if there's anyone they recommend. (They're good people there, and you might also give them a try, if there are economic issues at play.)
I'm sorry I don't have any names for you, but I wish you the best.
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