I'm not telling anyone to do anything, but the idea of going to a psychologist for prescription drugs is beyond ridiculous.
> This is equivalent to demanding OxyContin from your GP for a recurring knee problem
It's worse - it's like demanding Oxycontin from your personal trainer at the gym. At least your GP went to medical school and did residency training.
Sorry I guess I wasn't very clear. My point is that there are some conditions that are just "medical". Things like parkinsons or ms. You usually see a neurologist for these conditions.
I'm arguing that any behavior a psychiatrist treats, has some neurological component. And many can be treated with therapy or drugs. So seems weird to use two categories where almost everything is falls into both categories
You really ought to stop pushing your uneducated opinions and do more research.
And no one I know in research, or the psychiatrists I know would say there are many problems that fall into one category or the other. The vast majority of problems you'd see a psychiatrist for fall into both camps.
Mood disorders, and anxiety. The two most common categories of disorders are at least partially treatable by both therapy, and medication.
Counselor: Here's a medical questionnaire used to assess depression.
Yep you sound depressed.
Here's a script for Celexa.
For you example:
> Counselor: Here's a medical questionnaire used to assess depression.
> Yep you sound depressed.
How do you know it's not bipolar? (Your medication choice just caused severe harm).
I agree that letting psychologists prescribe meds is problematic due to lack of medical training, even though clinical psychologists have a PhDs or PsyD.
What the hell? No, there's no way you want a psychologist to be prescribing medication. They receive absolutely no medical training whatsoever.
If you want psychiatric drugs without going to a psychiatrist, find a GP or NP. They're at least trained to practice medicine, even if they're not specifically trained in psychiatry.