Really I'd like to know the minutia of MD's certifications

We know that by attending medical school and serving some internships or residencies and whatnot, that the doctor is certified in his field. In the case of a psychiatrist, I'd sure like to hear directly from the practitioner some particulars.

Clearly there can be little doubt that the shrink M.D. has been thoroughly trained in the treatment of persons who are diagnosed as suffering from mental illness. I can't stress enough that this much is very very undisputed.

So where exactly did the shrink M.D. gain his proficiency in distinguishing the whack job from the sane person? and by what precise measure did the medical institution in toto deem the doc to have mastered that ability? What exact curriculum course titles did the shrink M.D. take, in school, that specifically targeted the development of that diagnostic ability? What kind of tests were administered to gauge the pupil's acquired level of skill at that feat? Were any double-blind tests performed on each individual degree candidate unaided, to ascertain his/her proficiency?

And you can see where I'm going with this so GIVE, DOC!

What did they do, just shuttle you on through the pipeline totally untested and unchallenged at distinguishing patients from peers??

Yeah, I'll bet; I know all too well of your corruptions.

So GIVE, already!

So are you saying that only Psychiatrists are qualified to evaluate a patient for depression, or any other mental disability, and prescribe meds for said patient?

bereft wrote:So are you saying that only Psychiatrists are qualified to evaluate a patient for depression, or any other mental disability, and prescribe meds for said patient?

No. I am merely requesting information from a doctor detailing the kinds of testing used in medical school to determine if he (the doctor) passed muster in psychiatric diagnosis. Can he truly differentiate the sick from the well? What proof was demanded before his certification was bestowed?

People nowadays don't get proper training. You get thrown into a job where you don't know what your doing or what your suppose to do and just dog-swim your way through it, at least I noticed that this past week in my field.

I don't know the training a MD gets to be qualified to be a Psych but I've noticed alot of guesswork they do and the amount of time they spend with patients rarely compared to the time they get to vacation.. just wow. They are the professionals and I know they are right, I've been told that many times. I just wish they would spend more time trying to help the patients. I had a really good doctor but cannot be with him anymore because he was only for transfer patients until they got a full-time doctor and caseworker. My new doctor, I dono...

Hey thanks. It might be unrealistic for me to expect to hear from an actual member of the profession via this board, and thereby learn some actual details. I suspect the standards are shockingly lax.

whero wrote:They are the professionals and I know they are right, I've been told that many times

That attitude is typical, but I don't think willful blindness is called for