do you normally see them alone on a one to one meeting, or is there ever a third person in the room? how would you feel if the third person made you feel bad? what would you say?
2006-09-26 01:07:05 · 19 answers · asked by billy bob-joli 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Normally you see them alone. Occasionally there may be medical students there, but you can request them to leave.
2006-09-26 01:09:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What you seem to be doing is confusing the role of a Psychologist and the role of the Psychiatrist. A Psychologist is a counselor, when you reduce the role down to it's most basic component. They try to get you to understand the hows and whys of your decision making. They may have your spouse, parents, etc. in the room if that is the trouble area, and try to help all to develop better methods of communication with each other.
A Psychiatrist is a medical Dr., this job requires them to determine what, if any, medicines are required to stabilize and improve your condition to allow you to deal with issues. Just as with any other medical Dr., they must have your permission to bring a third person into the room, or even to release any information about your condition (even the fact that you do , or do not, have a condition). There are times when they may desire a second opinion, but usually they would tell you this, and possibly blackmail you with a truthfull statement that they feel unable to assist you until they are sure of the diagnosis. This might be used to bring a second Psychiatrist temporarily into the room, but usually not long term.
2006-09-26 10:50:56 · answer #2 · answered by Greg I 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The most common should be those when the patient sees the psychiatrist alone.
In some circumstances, they might request for the presence of a friend or relative, if they feel uncomfortable about sharing alone with the psychitrist.
Usually, i would assume the third person is someone you TRUST, and who has always been giving you support.
Thus, having said this - i do think that they would most likely not end up making you feel bad.
If they did however, the best way would be to just tell them directly (e.g. "Hey, regarding what you said just now, i wasn't too comfortable with it.." or something like that).
2006-09-26 08:40:14 · answer #3 · answered by chemistry_freako 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you see a shrink you normally will see them alone, unless they ask your permission to let a third person sit in and you have the right to say no and if you say yes and that third person made you feel bad then you ask them to leave
2006-09-26 08:18:51 · answer #4 · answered by crazymonkey1909 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Psychiatric interviews happen inside of hospital and on an outpatient basis.
Most interviews that I know of happen one to one.
If there is another person in the room I would ask the psychiatrist why they are there. I might say that I was unhappy and embarrassed to have someone else there, and that I want to take legal or medical advice from someone else.
The words you use do not matter. The main thing is to say what you have to say more or less immediately, before you consider answering any of the psychiatrist's questions.
2006-09-27 04:31:34 · answer #5 · answered by Sciman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you see them on a one to one basis, if there was a third person in the room who was making you feel bad then the psychiatrist isn't doing his job right by allowing interference.
2006-09-26 08:24:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you see the psychiatrist you can go by yourself or with a third party. It is up to you. Your therapist or psychiatrist can better help you make the decision. When i first started going i had my mom and then my husband go with me. It depends on what subject you need to talk about during that session. If you have a good psychiatrist i'm sure he or she would put the person in their place if they started saying things to make you feel bad.
2006-09-26 20:20:24 · answer #7 · answered by wbfools 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
meetings have always been one on one sessions for me. Except the one time i was so freaked out after i had just got done cutting myself repeatedly. There were two of them with me. I was so stressed and empty inside i don't even remember what was said or what happened until i found myself being escorted to a hospital in another town.
I do not think its necessary for there to be more than one professional in a room, especially if you don't know them, its hard to say things to a complete stranger. I think its wrong and i would say that to whom it may concern.
2006-09-26 10:09:17 · answer #8 · answered by bobbie21brady 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the relation between the phyciatrist and the patient should be very private.u should face this issue of a third person
2006-09-26 09:39:07 · answer #9 · answered by selina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your appointment is usually one to one, if there has to be a third person in the room then you have the right to have someone that you are comfortable with, i know that I would make it quite clear that the person makes me feel uncomfortable, and would prefare to have someone else present that both the psychiatrist and myself would accept.
2006-09-26 08:18:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋