tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33960805.post1676431494753773725..comments2023-10-30T02:03:47.513-07:00Comments on Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry: A Closer Look: Editorial Support, CME, and the Primary Care CompanionCL Psychhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13990549972520745769noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33960805.post-69197634181812226922010-05-11T11:39:34.014-07:002010-05-11T11:39:34.014-07:00Great article. The influence of pharmaceutical com...Great article. The influence of pharmaceutical companies on the practice of psychiatry is a huge problem.<br /><br />Then again, when given the choice, "We can try months of behavioral activation and cognitive therapy, which may not be covered by your insurance, or you can take this magic pill to treat your symptoms" most people are, unfortunately, going to go right for the quickfix pill.Wallbangerhttp://www.psypost.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33960805.post-27331389822740300662010-04-26T01:58:41.474-07:002010-04-26T01:58:41.474-07:00Most of their training is in physiology, chemistry...Most of their training is in physiology, chemistry, sciences and general medicine. Therefore, they usually prescribe drugs and do little, if any, counseling or psychotherapy.therapy4helphttp://Therapy4help.com.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33960805.post-50641229408912106222010-03-27T02:58:56.151-07:002010-03-27T02:58:56.151-07:003. Scores on both patient- and clinician-rated sca...<i>3. Scores on both patient- and clinician-rated scales found that Ms B is still experiencing residual depressive symptoms. You optimize her current SSRI dose, which produces some improvement. She has not reported any problems with side effects. What course of action to improve her outcome has the most comprehensive efficacy data?</i><br /><br />Isn't it psychotherapy every time?John Davidsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33960805.post-7078119241599040192010-03-23T15:23:31.993-07:002010-03-23T15:23:31.993-07:00This is terrible, but I don't think that I'...This is terrible, but I don't think that I'm just being nationalistic when I say that the situation isn't as bad as this in British psychiatry, or so far as I understand, elsewhere either... American psychiatry at the moment seems to have a bigger "drug problem" than elsewhere.Neuroskeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06647064768789308157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33960805.post-82210104409551980782010-03-20T07:13:29.177-07:002010-03-20T07:13:29.177-07:00Our profession is so corrupted by dishonest, socio...Our profession is so corrupted by dishonest, sociopathic psychiatrists that it is truly only a matter of time before the entire discipline implodes. I was having dinner with a psychiatrist colleague the other night and after a few too many rounds of booze, he blurted out the following: "Look, all we do is toss pills at people. And it really doesn't matter what pill we start with. We just keep on going and after a couple of months of this, our patient "responds" and we call it a cure. We finally found the right pill or cocktail for the patient and corrected the chemical imbalance! But if we were honest with ourselves, we would admit that its all bullshit. The patient remitted DESPITE our efforts!" And I had to agree with him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33960805.post-32951518791136370652010-03-17T17:19:39.898-07:002010-03-17T17:19:39.898-07:00Thanks for the ongoing updates! I have to say, I l...Thanks for the ongoing updates! I have to say, I love reading your blog. Not that it's wonderful what "great research" there is out there and the practices which psychiatrists are regularly supporting with using antipsychotics to "treat" depression - but it it certainly makes me laugh and feel terrified at the same time. Two emotions I never thought could co-exist.<br />Great work and you certainly deserve to be nominated for some awardsSydney Clin Psychnoreply@blogger.com