Posted by stjames on June 4, 2001, at 0:08:47
In reply to Re: How often should my child see her p-doc? » stjames, posted by Diane J. on June 3, 2001, at 18:20:56
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> Hello--
> My daughter saw a child psychologist for a year before the decision was made to try Paxil. The decision was made with input from the psychologist, my daughter's teacher, the pediatrician, the psychiatrist, and of course, Kendra's dad and me.
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> Last summer Kendra saw a new therapist, another child psychologist, for a few months. After a time, Dr. C thought Kendra didn't need to come in anymore because she had made a good deal of progress.
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> The question I asked, how often should my child see her p-doc, refers to her psychiatrist. He prescribes the meds. He would like Kendra to come in every 2 months. Kendra has been happy and healthy during the entire school year, and I wondered if she could see Dr. R even less than that schedule. He is not providing therapy, just medication management.
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> Anyhow, that's the story.
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> > On thearpy and pdoc's-
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> > It is important to remember that a pdoc is a medical doc and unless they have taken special
> > training they are not qualified to do thearpy.
> > It takes ~7 years to become a MD, ~2 more to specalize in psyc (this is medical psyc, not behavior) There is not time to study human behavior. The course of study in human behavior
> > is a MSW or psychology degree, taking 6 to 8 years (if a PhD).
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> > A child Pdoc is specilized, and I suspect some are qualified to do thearpy. To do this properly
> > we are asking one person to have almost 20 years
> > of schooling. My experiances with Pdoc's and thearpy is that they do make this distinction, they are medical doc's and can refer to a therapist. If one wants parenting tips, a child psychologist or MSW who specilizes in kids is the person to ask. There is nothing wrong with a MSW or "social worker" doing therapy, that is what they are trained to do. They are better at it than Pdocs as this is what they do all day.
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> > Yes, i know that everyone wants to get it all from one doc. However, it is unresonable to ask someone to be an expert in 2 fields. I have never
> > had a pdoc do real psychotherapy, they do not have time to regulate meds and deal with underlying issues.
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> > jamesJames here....
I was responding generally to this whole thread, hince my warning "On thearpy and pdoc's". Given that she is doing well, all that is required of a pdoc is to keep tabs on the meds, if you want more talk find someone who does this.
Keep in mind that while you are free to ask questions, we are free to go on tangents, esp. if we have ADD !
James
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