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Mental Health Information

dixiegrrrrl

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3. "the artificial separation of mental health from medicine. "

Reply to HereSince1628 (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 10, 2013, 03:11 PM

Apr 2013

" It creates an illusion that mental illnesses are something distinct from medical illnesses"

PLUS
Physical problems can create "Mental Health" problems and vice versa, yet I have met very very few Mental Health docs who routinely ruled out any physical problems or even took a lengthy social history which would point to family illness history.
A good social history and eval. workup takes time, at least an hour, which can cut into billing hours, don'tcha know.

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NAMI Illinois Rejects Psychologists’ Attempts to Gain Prescription Privileges [View all] HereSince1628 Apr 2013 OP

Somehow this slipped under the radar of big pharma Duer 157099 Apr 2013 #1

There is a multi-state effort on to gain prescibing privileges to non MD therapists. HereSince1628 Apr 2013 #2

"the artificial separation of mental health from medicine. " dixiegrrrrl Apr 2013 #3

I can't speak beyond my personal experience HereSince1628 Apr 2013 #5

I worked for a long time in Mental Health. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2013 #7

Most psychiatrists I know of do perform a medical workup Sgent Apr 2013 #8

link bananas Apr 2013 #4

Thanks, my mistake HereSince1628 Apr 2013 #6