What does it mean if your doctor tells you to see a psychiatrist for your problem?
Please Login to ask or answer a question, or Register if you do not have a WryteStuff Account.
Rest assured everybody. I am asking this on behalf of a friend who told me her story.
Can a doctor sense that a patient is (roughly) suffering from some mental disorder by listening to her story or looking at her expression ?
Answers to this question:A doctor, with any luck and believe me luck actually is involved with this, can usually rule out a physical cause for the patient's complaint. At that point, about the only thing left is an emotional cause.
But ... and it's a big but ... not all doctors know everything and until your friend has seen at least one specialist, she should not give up on a physical cause. My mother complained for years about pains all over her body but chiefly in her shoulders. Her GP couldn't find anything wrong and chalked it up to a general bursitis. He told her he thought she had hypochondria. Finally, she couldn't take it any more, sought out another doctor and learned that she had lupus and that she had had it for a very long time. She only lived a few short years after the diagnosis.
So be very careful what you believe about what doctors say to you. Educate yourself! And always remember, they are not all-knowing and you never have to do what they say. They can only recommend.
I always know doctors are also humans after all like anyone of us except they have studied to be qualified as doctor to cure the sick.
My friend who is under some sort of stress probably she mentions her menopause is the cause that drags her down but she really has a series of health problems so guess she needs some serious consultation and counselling about her health.
Stay away from psychiatrists!
They throw pills at everything; never forget that Sigmund Fruit was really a nut, a delusional, dangerous man!
See another much smarter, much more humane doctor who will not dismiss her symptoms, like a fly at his mustache.
Psychiatrists are too fruity a basket (case) to place her valued eggs in!
Therapy for depression is not impossible. Let her read this article:
http://paulschroeder.wrytestuff.com/swa561970-Gods-Light-And-Help-Is-Within-You-Curing-Clinical-Depression-With-Affirmations.htm
Ok. Your article is awesome. Paul. I believe certain depression is caused by one individual over a period of time from negativity influences such as unhappy, worry, guilty, greedy etc till one day the balloon just blasts into pieces.
She is not going to see the psychiatrist anyway. I advised her not to because we are our own psychiatrists (LOL)
Clinical Depression has its ontology from the Dark Side, as often as not.......
No, no one can. When we experience things in life, we use our emotions and we are suppose to. If a doctor thinks that we are using our emotions too much then hes a quack and doesnt have a clue on human nature and character. If one does, then chances are he gets a piece of some profit from the drugs the quack psychiatrist administers to us. I dont believe in psychiatrist because truthfully all they are are doctors with some title attached to their name.
I researched psychiatry and found disturbing things about them, how they began and why they are around in sheeps clothing.
Original definition of psychiatry is the study of the soul and psyche which is mind. Both of them they can never study because both are spiritual. So how can anyone tell us if there is something wrong. We can only do that.
Our personality, character, and behaviours do not stem from the physical brain they come from us spiritually, our spiritual personalities. No such thing as mental anything
Kellie, I like your answer. The last sentence should say it all.
some things are just a state of mind
Unfortunately physicians aren't always able to diagnose a specific illness/disease and instead of looking further for the problem, they tend to think the illness is due to the patient's state of mind and might suggest a psychiatrist so the patient can deal with someone who is more familiar with 'imagined' illnesses.
My personal opinion is if a physician cannot find the source of the problem the patient needs to get a second and third, if necessary, medical opinion before obtaining psychiatric assistance for the symptoms.
Our family just ran into this same sort of situation - the person wasn't referred to a psychiatrist, but the primary care physician was unable to find the root cause after several visits and more or less gave the impression the patient might be exaggerating the extent of the problem. Less than 24 hours after the last primary care visit, the patient was hospitalized for emergency surgery.
People generally know whether or not their symptoms are real, imagined or exaggerated. If your friend believes he/she has a medical problem then they should follow that path until they find a medical doctor that listens to what they are saying and takes appropriate action.
Good luck to your friend.
Pat Johnson
Doctors care for their patients and if they suggest that their patient see a psychiatrist for their problem as well, they probably want to get a more detailed diagnoses of the situation. The suggestion to see a psychiatrist does not necessarily mean the patient's doctor feels they have a mental condition, but it is an indication that they would like to gather more information about the patient and they may want the patient to learn more about themselves as well. Diagnosing a problem based on symptoms is difficult and when a diagnoses is reached its is only the most statistically likely diagnoses based on what symptoms the patient exhibits.
A Doctor may also suggest their patient see a psychiatrist for the problem if this person exhibited or explained a situation that may be easily alleviated through a psychiatric medication. As an example a medical doctor may not be the type of person to prescribe a person with a sleeping problem a stimulant to stay awake because it is not a field of medicine they have researched, even though sleeping may seem to be a medical issue, the medicines used to treat it often fall into the area of psychiatry.
Total Answers: 7, Total Page Views: 513.I think it could mean that you need some kind of professional help that he is not qualified to assist in or could only be recomending based on his expierence with you, and don't always have to be correct.
I think so, Michael. My friend is full of sicknesses. Thanks for your answer.
The best answer has been selected.
The WryteStuff Q&A section is for entertainment and civil discourse only. As always, if you need professional advice, seek the advice of a professional.
