Interesting article

[clausewitz2]

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No one wants to sit down and talk with baristas. They just want their coffee and to mooch off free internet. You have to become a bartender to wax philosophical with the patrons.

Or a barber/hairdresser, even better. They can't leave the chair and you're holding sharp implements close to their throats, they better listen if they know what's good for them.

 

[Mad Jack]

What drama. If you’re so embarrassed to say you’re a psychiatrist nothings stopping you from becoming a barista and talking philosophy with the customers.

A world in which my services are no longer needed because of pharmaceutucal or psychotheraleutic advancements would be an ideal one, but one which I do not foresee coming

 

[WisNeuro]

Or a barber/hairdresser, even better. They can't leave the chair and you're holding sharp implements close to their throats, they better listen if they know what's good for them.

For some reason, I do not like having conversations when I'm getting my haircut. A lot of other times I like chatting with people when I'm out, but in that situation, I'd be perfectly fine getting that haircut in complete silence.

 

[FlowRate]

For some reason, I do not like having conversations when I'm getting my haircut. A lot of other times I like chatting with people when I'm out, but in that situation, I'd be perfectly fine getting that haircut in complete silence.

I'm the same way and it's because I want it done right and understand that no one can actually multitask. And especially in the past year because of a lot of negative barbering experiences since moving away from my old go-to guy, who I didn't mind chatting with a bit since I knew he could manage doing both.

 

[Attending1985]

I actually can't disagree with any of t

What drama. If you’re so embarrassed to say you’re a psychiatrist nothings stopping you from becoming a barista and talking philosophy with the customers.

Or you could just try to be not “corrupt” on an individual level, do the best to help improve people’s suffering in day to day practice and get involved in psychiatry leadership to decrease the amount of corruption you’re so distressed by.

It’s a broken system and someday this will have to be openly addressed by the field. You can call me dramatic because this is uncomfortable to think about or acknowledge but it’s certainly not my sentiment alone.

 

[psychacad]

Providing comprehensive treatment with both pharmalogical and non-pharmacological interventions should be our role. Some patients need one or the other, some neither, some both. I have to tell at least a couple of patients a week that no pill will fix what they're describing and they need to make life changes along with engaging in therapy. The field is what you make of it, honestly

In the last 3-4 decades, the field has moved into a 'medicalized' model, in which people's emotional and behavioral difficulties left and right are slammed an unscientific 'disorder' terminology, making it easier to push a drug agenda. There have been barely any real improvement for the last few decades. These are real systemic problems and I don't think it's what 'one make of it'. There are ways to skirt some of these issues, but not much in mainstream psychiatry. It has only gotten worse in the last 5 years.

 

[Mad Jack]

In the last 3-4 decades, the field has moved into a 'medicalized' model, in which people's emotional and behavioral difficulties left and right are slammed an unscientific 'disorder' terminology, making it easier to push a drug agenda. There have been barely any real improvement for the last few decades. These are real systemic problems and I don't think it's what 'one make of it'. There are ways to skirt some of these issues, but not much in mainstream psychiatry. It has only gotten worse in the last 5 years.

Open your own practice and practice in the manner you see fit. Psych lets you do that in a way that is unique when compared with other specialties. I know psychiatrists that do everything from nutrition and lifestyle focused practices to pure psychotherapy to pure medication management and everything in between. Be the change you want to see in the field instead of whining about it

 

[psychacad]

Open your own practice and practice in the manner you see fit. Psych lets you do that in a way that is unique when compared with other specialties. I know psychiatrists that do everything from nutrition and lifestyle focused practices to pure psychotherapy to pure medication management and everything in between. Be the change you want to see in the field instead of whining about it

How do you know I'm not doing any of this? I understand this may ruffle some feathers as people will see it as a personal criticism of how they practice, but it is not. It's a systemic problem. No one is whining here; seems like your definition of whining is speaking about it?

 

[Attending1985]

How do you know I'm not doing any of this? I understand this may ruffle some feathers as people will see it as a personal criticism of how they practice, but it is not. It's a systemic problem. No one is whining here; seems like your definition of whining is speaking about it?

It stirs up a lot of unwanted feelings. You become the problem to ignore the real, larger problem.