you know your child has serious psychological problems, and you take him to a mental health clinic, is it protocol that they have him see a therapist first?...instead of a psychiatrist? how can we trust that the therapist will refer him to a psychiatrist? what i do know is, that only psychiatrists are medical doctors, (not therapists,counselors, or psychologists)....therefore, i would think they are the only ones qualified to diagnose....am i right?
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isn't a psychiatrist just someone who conducts psychotherapy, thus making the psychiatrist a therapist?
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Most mental health clinics employ licensed therapists who are trained in diagnosing and assessment of mental health status in both children and adults. Today, most psychiatrists, because of the way insurances pay, do not have time to conduct therapy. Mostly they deal specifically with prescribing medications and the choice of medications is partially based on an initial assessment by licensed therapist. Some insurance companies may require a person to be seen by a professional first who is not a medical doctor because it's a less expensive service. Seeing a therapist or counselor first allows the new client to explain their current situation much better, to vent, and voice concerns. Psychiatrists, because of insurances (time is money), simply don't have the time to spend doing this. In mental health clinics where I have worked all of them required a new client to be seen by a licensed therapist first. There are many laws in place to insure a person gets the services that they truly need, ethical laws. In addition, most first-time clients are much less intimidated by a non-medical-doctor and more able to "talk" freely. In my experience, it's a rare thing for a client NOT to be referred on to a psychiatrist. Kristi
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