Comments on: What do psychiatrists think of the new ACP depression guidelines? http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/11/what-do-psychiatrists-think-of-new-acp.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:04:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Zane Safrithttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/11/what-do-psychiatrists-think-of-new-acp.html#comment-88311 Zane Safrit Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:51:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/11/what-do-psychiatrists-think-of-the-new-acp-depression-guidelines.html#comment-88311 As layman, casual observer, the comment from this post that caught my attention was <br/>"With patient visits lasting 15-minutes, to-the-point guidelines focusing on an effective medication approach is something that I can use."<br/><br/>How do you create 'to-the-point' guidelines for anything more than a turnstile, get-em-in and get-em-out, approach to serving patients? <br/><br/>And with too many stories of doctors whose diagnoses are compromised by their relationship with drug manufacturers and their reps....to a patient's perspective it would be easy to say that the guidelines are to maximize income, minimize risk and medicate the patient. As layman, casual observer, the comment from this post that caught my attention was
“With patient visits lasting 15-minutes, to-the-point guidelines focusing on an effective medication approach is something that I can use.”

How do you create ‘to-the-point’ guidelines for anything more than a turnstile, get-em-in and get-em-out, approach to serving patients?

And with too many stories of doctors whose diagnoses are compromised by their relationship with drug manufacturers and their reps….to a patient’s perspective it would be easy to say that the guidelines are to maximize income, minimize risk and medicate the patient.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/11/what-do-psychiatrists-think-of-new-acp.html#comment-88276 Anonymous Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:36:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/11/what-do-psychiatrists-think-of-the-new-acp-depression-guidelines.html#comment-88276 I find that in my community people can get an appointment with a psychiatrist within a week or so--if they are willing to pay for it. I find that in my community people can get an appointment with a psychiatrist within a week or so–if they are willing to pay for it.

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