Comments on: Research Reveals Heavy Concentration of General Practice Psych Prescriptions http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/research-reveals-heavy-concentration-of-general-practice-psych-prescriptions/ Exploring Healthy Psychotherapy Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:06:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Paige http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/research-reveals-heavy-concentration-of-general-practice-psych-prescriptions/#comment-23301 Paige Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:55:11 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=4582#comment-23301 Are the general practice physicians up for admitting to their patients they need help beyond their professional capabilities? I get the feeling that egos are involved here too. Are the general practice physicians up for admitting to their patients they need help beyond their professional capabilities? I get the feeling that egos are involved here too.

]]> By: soldy http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/research-reveals-heavy-concentration-of-general-practice-psych-prescriptions/#comment-23294 soldy Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:10:07 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=4582#comment-23294 Dishing out prescriptions is tackling the symptoms on the surface, not the problem at its root. What we really have to discover is why several patients need anti-depressants in the first place. Anti-depressants can help when combined with therapy sessions with an experienced therapist. All on their own, I'm not convinced the pills or the general practice physicians can do the job. Dishing out prescriptions is tackling the symptoms on the surface, not the problem at its root. What we really have to discover is why several patients need anti-depressants in the first place. Anti-depressants can help when combined with therapy sessions with an experienced therapist. All on their own, I’m not convinced the pills or the general practice physicians can do the job.

]]> By: Teach http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/research-reveals-heavy-concentration-of-general-practice-psych-prescriptions/#comment-23291 Teach Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:20:42 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=4582#comment-23291 "General practitioners are trained- why shouldn’t they be allowed to prescribe? They are often the very first doctor someone will consult, and sometimes the only one that insurance will pay for a patient to see. Without their help there might be a large number of people who would never get the help that they need." Agreed. They are professionals and we cannot forget the insurance aspect. Internal case reviews within medical practices could be introduced. When a patient has been on the same medication without improvement for an extended period of time, say a year, and where improvement would have been expected, I feel that justifies review of their notes by other doctors within the practice. “General practitioners are trained- why shouldn’t they be allowed to prescribe? They are often the very first doctor someone will consult, and sometimes the only one that insurance will pay for a patient to see. Without their help there might be a large number of people who would never get the help that they need.”

Agreed. They are professionals and we cannot forget the insurance aspect. Internal case reviews within medical practices could be introduced. When a patient has been on the same medication without improvement for an extended period of time, say a year, and where improvement would have been expected, I feel that justifies review of their notes by other doctors within the practice.

]]> By: Cruse http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/research-reveals-heavy-concentration-of-general-practice-psych-prescriptions/#comment-23285 Cruse Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:38:21 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=4582#comment-23285 It is an evil thing to do for doctors to unnecessarily prescribe anything to a patients and I feel there has to be a regulating body that needs to be set up to monitor such cases/ complaints. It is an evil thing to do for doctors to unnecessarily prescribe anything to a patients and I feel there has to be a regulating body that needs to be set up to monitor such cases/ complaints.

]]> By: Johnna http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/research-reveals-heavy-concentration-of-general-practice-psych-prescriptions/#comment-23280 Johnna Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:23:38 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=4582#comment-23280 General practitioners are trained- why shouldn't they be allowed to prescribe? They are often the very first doctor someone will consult, and sometimes the only one that insurance will pay for a patient to see. Without their help there might be a large number of people who would never get the help that they need. General practitioners are trained- why shouldn’t they be allowed to prescribe? They are often the very first doctor someone will consult, and sometimes the only one that insurance will pay for a patient to see. Without their help there might be a large number of people who would never get the help that they need.

]]> By: Payton http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/research-reveals-heavy-concentration-of-general-practice-psych-prescriptions/#comment-23237 Payton Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:05:09 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=4582#comment-23237 Maybe there should be special licensing rules that allows only certain doctors to prescribe anti depressants? Maybe there should be special licensing rules that allows only certain doctors to prescribe anti depressants?

]]> By: Box http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/research-reveals-heavy-concentration-of-general-practice-psych-prescriptions/#comment-23181 Box Sat, 03 Oct 2009 09:21:37 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=4582#comment-23181 The prescription of any such consultation and program should be done with caution and the medical practitioner must be fully aware that a slight mistake can mar the recovery of the patient and can instead have negative implications. The prescription of any such consultation and program should be done with caution and the medical practitioner must be fully aware that a slight mistake can mar the recovery of the patient and can instead have negative implications.

]]> By: Dren http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/research-reveals-heavy-concentration-of-general-practice-psych-prescriptions/#comment-23154 Dren Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:46:25 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=4582#comment-23154 There should be monitoring teams set up that make use of random people and snoop on medical practitioners and then check to see if they are over-prescribing anything. This, I think, will act as a deterrent against unwarranted prescriptions. There should be monitoring teams set up that make use of random people and snoop on medical practitioners and then check to see if they are over-prescribing anything. This, I think, will act as a deterrent against unwarranted prescriptions.

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