Very good points, it's scary to me that psychs with access to medications like these (and public trust too) can so casually make what seems to be such an incredibly dangerous decision, but I guess every system will have its bell curve outliers (though I feel many of us suspect that we feel that the tail is much bigger than we would want it to be....)
I have a private pay psychiatrist who is pretty good, something I need because I have a number of conditions and good polypharmacy is possible but hard. I trust him, but I also have a sinking feeling in my gut wondering about how the people going to the psychiatrists/etc that I saw before him are going to be treated. If I'm not in that patient slot, someone else likely will be.
I guess that's one motivator for such rigidity in prescribing medications on some sides of the field. As a lesser sin to prevent this sort of particular madness.
I have a private pay psychiatrist who is pretty good, something I need because I have a number of conditions and good polypharmacy is possible but hard. I trust him, but I also have a sinking feeling in my gut wondering about how the people going to the psychiatrists/etc that I saw before him are going to be treated. If I'm not in that patient slot, someone else likely will be.
I guess that's one motivator for such rigidity in prescribing medications on some sides of the field. As a lesser sin to prevent this sort of particular madness.