tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post2976287401228066498..comments2024-03-18T03:28:36.581-04:00Comments on Shrink Rap: Community in Uproar After California Psychiatrist FiredUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-12096728704856272202007-05-15T04:45:00.000-04:002007-05-15T04:45:00.000-04:00have found Dr. Pappas to be incompetent. The first...have found Dr. Pappas to be incompetent. The first time I saw her, it was during her private practice. She offered to see me for free, and told me to give my money to someone in need. The next time I went in to see her, she refused to see me, claiming I owed her money. When I saw her at the clinic, I found her to be incompetent aswell. She was unable to help me. When I first saw her there, I specifically stated I did not want a medication that caused nausia and vomitting. She then turns around and prescribes a drug that lists vomitting as it's most common side affect. I told her what medication seemed to work for me, but she wanted to put me on something else, none of which have ever worked. When I was suffering from acid reflux, she prescribed 20 milligrams of Nexium. This did no good. When I saw Dr. Stanfield, he did not know why she prescribed me on such a low dose. He increased it to 40, and the reflux vanished. I have found Dr. Khan to be competant and helpful.<BR/><BR/>Also, the first time I saw her, she placed me on Ritalin at my own request. Do Dr's normally prescribe medications to patients who ask for what they want? I was never diagnosed with ADD, but that didn't seem to bother her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-34536835609658176062007-05-07T14:10:00.000-04:002007-05-07T14:10:00.000-04:00Do they need psychology MA people? As long as they...Do they need psychology MA people? As long as they give me a work permit immediately - will work for food ;).<BR/><BR/>And seriously: reaching out to other countries for specialists would not be a bad idea for them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-86720051908388361352007-05-06T19:32:00.000-04:002007-05-06T19:32:00.000-04:00Mostly positive comments, but you didn't even ment...Mostly positive comments, but you didn't even mention the comment that began with how the doctor nearly killed her son and ended with the recommendation that she go to jail---which other commenters say was unsubstantiated. I found this whole line of comments, both supportive but also potentially career-ending damning in someone who's been escorted off her job, to be worthy of a post in it's own right.<BR/><BR/>Interesting scenario.<BR/><BR/>Hoping my on-line life is limited to good things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-24613746589012980632007-05-06T17:04:00.000-04:002007-05-06T17:04:00.000-04:00"Lawyers for mentally ill prisoners will ask a fed..."Lawyers for mentally ill prisoners will ask a federal judge today [Apr 23] to force the state to take drastic action to stem a staff exodus from California's mental hospitals that has jeopardized patient safety and left psychotic inmates to languish in jails and prisons without proper treatment."<BR/><BR/>Huh? You increase staffing in the correctional system. You do this by hiring free society doctors. Free society complains that their patients will end up in a system where mental health care services are being improved? This is circular reasoning to the nth degree.<BR/><BR/>Community psychiatrists can't have it both ways. You can't point fingers at correctional deficiencies but then complain when those deficiencies are addressed.ClinkShrinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13316134491751195651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-47000147272162902872007-05-06T17:02:00.000-04:002007-05-06T17:02:00.000-04:00Yes, indeed, the "occupational landscape" here is ...Yes, indeed, the "occupational landscape" here is pretty bleak.<BR/><BR/>Even in more densely populated parts of the state, public mental health care can be really hard to come by.<BR/><BR/>I've tried to do my part to help; but it seems I'm either underqualified (being pre-licensed) or over-qualified (having a post-graduate degree) to serve people in need.<BR/><BR/>The new wave seems to be peer-provided services, which I suppose are more cost-effective in the short term than professional services. On the other hand, reducing professional services (including psychiatry and psychological testing) might actually be <I>less</I> cost-effective in the long term, as people may not get the care they need quickly enough.Gerbilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05908487212760713496noreply@blogger.com