tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894514913516471357.post5430519311795378710..comments2023-07-13T05:01:01.343-07:00Comments on Holistic Recovery from Schizophrenia: National Public Radio on the changing face of psychiatryAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06700295858497275586noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894514913516471357.post-15108176811302596242012-10-26T01:28:09.249-07:002012-10-26T01:28:09.249-07:00I have read the book, but I have a different view ...I have read the book, but I have a different view of her relationship with her psychiatrist. I assume you are referring to the Kleinian psychotherapist who Saks saw every day when she was a student at Oxford. Saks herself admits that she was utterly dependent on her, but, on the other hand, Saks managed to get through her post-grad work at Oxford and credits her psychotherapist for helping her stay the course.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700295858497275586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894514913516471357.post-22839967540755638862012-10-25T15:25:03.046-07:002012-10-25T15:25:03.046-07:00You have only to read Elyn Saks'es "The C...You have only to read Elyn Saks'es "The Centre Cannot Hold" to realise how unhealthily dependent a patient can become on his/her psychiatrist. (Anonymous 2)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894514913516471357.post-4655496690671711492012-10-25T00:19:26.727-07:002012-10-25T00:19:26.727-07:00Hi, Anonynmous,
The NPR interview was demonstrati...Hi, Anonynmous, <br />The NPR interview was demonstrating probably how most Americans get to see a psychiatrist. There are, of course psychiatrists like yours and like Chris's. We are fortunate in that our insurance continues to pay for her services. However, I look forward to the day when Chris is no longer dependent on a psychiatrist. I feel that no matter how warm and caring the person appears, the power relationship is inherently unequal. Psychiatrists, particularly the ones who see less patients because they aren't merely doing med checks, have every incentive to hold onto their patients, to create doubt that the person can survive without them. That may seem cynical on my part, but I think what I'm describing is human nature. That being said, in my opinion, Chris's psychiatrist has helped him immensely to understand himself better, but there is always a danger of dependency.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700295858497275586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894514913516471357.post-62429378451023078272012-10-24T12:44:26.459-07:002012-10-24T12:44:26.459-07:00Ms. Forbes,
I think it depends on what sort of tr...Ms. Forbes,<br /><br />I think it depends on what sort of treatment the individual patient seeks out. I see my psychiatrist for 45 minutes every week and we sit face-to-face in a well-lit room. She does ask me questions but she doesn't dominate the conversation. <br /><br />She does prescribe my medications and she asks how I am from time to time: whether I think my drugs are working or not, whether I'm having side effects or not. But that doesn't take very long.<br /><br />Mostly, we talk about what's going on in my life. We disagree about where I should be going and what I should be doing from time to time but that's to be expected, considering how long I have been seeing her. <br /><br />She is a very warm, caring person. I've had more than a few very difficult episodes where I wouldn't have blamed her for taking the easy way out and bailing on me but she never has and I do not believe she ever will.<br /><br />I don't want to go on and on about our personal relationship. I just want you to know that 45 minute sessions are definitely NOT a thing of the past and that psychiatry is not ALL about medication.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894514913516471357.post-77391775804813956892012-10-24T02:47:15.157-07:002012-10-24T02:47:15.157-07:00"The changing face of psychiatry" is a t..."The changing face of psychiatry" is a title for the show that doesn't seem to fit the content of what was actually said. It seems like business as usual. Rossa Forbeshttp://holisticschizophrenia.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894514913516471357.post-89692490820094779772012-10-24T01:54:28.720-07:002012-10-24T01:54:28.720-07:00The only change I notice is they'll be asking ...The only change I notice is they'll be asking lists of questions whilst not listening and being rude and dismissive during shorter appointments now. <br /><br />I think the changes around listening occurred a long time ago, and only concerns them now the amount of time they can earn money for not doing it is threatened. <br /><br />Because what they actually do is now so simple and could be easily automated they have to justify their position via the erroneous argument that they need the extended time to do something which they no longer do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com