10-yr old sent from school to psychiatrist without parent's knowledge & receives diagnosis of depression

May 21, 2003

>

> http://www.stratiawire.com/article.asp?id=848

>

> A DOCTOR REJECTS A SHRINK

>

> JANUARY 21. I received a message from a doctor. A very interesting

> message. Here are excerpts:

>

> “I’m an MD, an internist, board-certified. In no way am I what is

> called an alternative practitioner.

>

> “I never gave much thought to the whole raft of mental disorders which

> are being diagnosed these days. Until my ten-year-old son received a

> diagnosis of clinical depression…

>

> “He had been sent, without my knowledge, from his school, to a

> psychiatrist. That’s how the diagnosis occurred…

>

> “Frankly, at first I thought it was a joke or a mistake. How could

> anyone offer a professional opinion that a ten-year old is suffering

> from clinical depression?

>

> “I spoke with the psychiatrist, who was a little taken aback by the

> fact that I am a doctor. He was nervous. But he maintained that his

> diagnosis was correct…

>

> “I asked him about his prescription for Paxil. That was what my son

> was supposed to take. I told the psychiatrist that I had done a little

> research, and Paxil is a very powerful drug.

>

> “The psychiatrist didn’t have much to say about that. I told him the

> drug is heavily addicting, and the withdrawal symptoms can be severe.

> That alarmed me…

>

> “The psychiatrist maintained that it was a good drug for depression…

>

> “I asked him if he was prepared to take full legal responsibility for

> any possible effects of the drug on my son. I said I was ready to do

> tests…continuing tests to see what effects Paxil was having. I said I

> was ready to have other medical people and mental-health people

> interview my boy at regular intervals to see what the drug might be

> doing to do his mental and emotional state, and I hoped he [the

> school-connected psychiatrist] might suggest a few of these people as

> well, so we could have an objective panel of experts. Of course, this

> was all sheer nonsense. I had no intention of subjecting my son to

> interviews or regular blood tests or brain scans ---and I wasn’t about

> to put him on the drug. But I wanted to see what this psychiatrist

> would say. I also told him that it was too bad other children’s

> parents did not have the resources to undertake such careful medical

> and psychological follow-up on their children who were being put on

> Ritalin and the SSRIs.

>

> “He [the school psychiatrist] began to bend. He said he needed to

> speak with people at the school---by which I assume he meant lawyers.

> I said I couldn’t imagine what they would tell him. They weren’t

> medical experts…

>

> “Finally he said---and I thought this was very interesting---‘You

> know, Doctor, if you want to make trouble here, and cause everyone a

> lot of grief, then I think you should take responsibility for your

> child. I’ll rescind my prescription.’…

>

> “I told him I WAS taking responsibility for my child. He said he

> thought that was matter of opinion…

>

> “The upshot is, my son is not taking any drugs. He is fine. I spoke

> with him, and I found out he was lagging behind in math because he was

> being taught in an ineffective way. We got him a tutor who knew what

> she was doing, and now he’s all caught up. He is no longer

> ‘depressed.’”

>

May 23, 2003

I'm glad that there are doctors out there who really do doctor. Next question, obviously, is whether this one incident has caused him to reform his actual practice in any ways. To possibly think outside of the professional medical box that he has agreed to be nailed into. Possibly to offer his patients ways to get healed from their depression-----the boy was depressed because of a teacher (often good reason for depression as many teachers can't teach as many doctors can not doctor), as well as other diseases.

Ed

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Misty

Armageddon or New Age? ; Health and Healing

Wednesday, May 21, 2003 6:06 AM

10-yr old sent from school to psychiatrist without parent's knowledge & receives diagnosis of depression

> > http://www.stratiawire.com/article.asp?id=848> > > A DOCTOR REJECTS A SHRINK> > JANUARY 21. I received a message from a doctor. A very interesting> message. Here are excerpts:> > “I’m an MD, an internist, board-certified. In no way am I what is> called an alternative practitioner.> > “I never gave much thought to the whole raft of mental disorders which> are being diagnosed these days. Until my ten-year-old son received a> diagnosis of clinical depression…> > “He had been sent, without my knowledge, from his school, to a> psychiatrist. That’s how the diagnosis occurred…> > “Frankly, at first I thought it was a joke or a mistake. How could> anyone offer a professional opinion that a ten-year old is suffering> from clinical depression?> > “I spoke with the psychiatrist, who was a little taken aback by the> fact that I am a doctor. He was nervous. But he maintained that his> diagnosis was correct…> > “I asked him about his prescription for Paxil. That was what my son> was supposed to take. I told the psychiatrist that I had done a little> research, and Paxil is a very powerful drug.> > “The psychiatrist didn’t have much to say about that. I told him the> drug is heavily addicting, and the withdrawal symptoms can be severe.> That alarmed me…> > “The psychiatrist maintained that it was a good drug for depression…> > “I asked him if he was prepared to take full legal responsibility for> any possible effects of the drug on my son. I said I was ready to do> tests…continuing tests to see what effects Paxil was having. I said I> was ready to have other medical people and mental-health people> interview my boy at regular intervals to see what the drug might be> doing to do his mental and emotional state, and I hoped he [the> school-connected psychiatrist] might suggest a few of these people as> well, so we could have an objective panel of experts. Of course, this> was all sheer nonsense. I had no intention of subjecting my son to> interviews or regular blood tests or brain scans ---and I wasn’t about> to put him on the drug. But I wanted to see what this psychiatrist> would say. I also told him that it was too bad other children’s> parents did not have the resources to undertake such careful medical> and psychological follow-up on their children who were being put on> Ritalin and the SSRIs.> > “He [the school psychiatrist] began to bend. He said he needed to> speak with people at the school---by which I assume he meant lawyers.> I said I couldn’t imagine what they would tell him. They weren’t> medical experts…> > “Finally he said---and I thought this was very interesting---‘You> know, Doctor, if you want to make trouble here, and cause everyone a> lot of grief, then I think you should take responsibility for your> child. I’ll rescind my prescription.’…> > “I told him I WAS taking responsibility for my child. He said he> thought that was matter of opinion…> > “The upshot is, my son is not taking any drugs. He is fine. I spoke> with him, and I found out he was lagging behind in math because he was> being taught in an ineffective way. We got him a tutor who knew what> she was doing, and now he’s all caught up. He is no longer> ‘depressed.’”>

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