Re:Therapy Experience Associated with Negative Changes in Pe...
by kolinko on Wednesday February 22, 2017 @12:22AM
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Many therapists I met don't grasp psychiatry, and if a patient with a psychiatric problems comes to them, they will not be equipped to recognise the underlying issue.
Hence, even with the best therapist, the patient may be fighting an uphill battle.
Also, many patients are hard to convince that medication may be helpful, so again - uphill battle.
Finally, for some issues we know that they have a strong genetic component (Anorexia?), but there are no good medications for it yet.
I imagine that controlled studies correct for underlying psychiatric symptoms, but in real practice this is often omitted. Kind of like the point #3 you mentioned.
From personal experience: I had some amazing therapists over the years. Really good, helped me with all the issues and traumas I had in my life. But until I got diagnosed with ADHD and received proper medication, my life was indeed getting worse and worse.
The therapists helped me to get water out of a ship, but it was a psychiatrist who helped me find out the hole and patch it up.
Hence, even with the best therapist, the patient may be fighting an uphill battle.
Also, many patients are hard to convince that medication may be helpful, so again - uphill battle.
Finally, for some issues we know that they have a strong genetic component (Anorexia?), but there are no good medications for it yet.
I imagine that controlled studies correct for underlying psychiatric symptoms, but in real practice this is often omitted. Kind of like the point #3 you mentioned.
From personal experience: I had some amazing therapists over the years. Really good, helped me with all the issues and traumas I had in my life. But until I got diagnosed with ADHD and received proper medication, my life was indeed getting worse and worse.
The therapists helped me to get water out of a ship, but it was a psychiatrist who helped me find out the hole and patch it up.