Why don't Psychiarists examen the organ they are treating, and why do we alow them to diagnose?

Question

us with various mental illnesses.Could you imagine trusting an orthopedists to set fractures without looking at an x-ray or a cardiologist to diagnose you with a block of your main artery without looking at your angiogram, or ladies your gynecologist told you you had a yeast infection without looking. Probably NOT, so why don't we just take their word for it but we will take the word of a psychiatrists without ever even looking at the organ they are treating, our Brains.We each have unique fingerprints, dna's it only makes sense that our brains are also unique.Therefore our brains will react differently to different situations.ie injury, stress. So why do we as a society allow shrinks to diagnose us by just talking to us.Great strides have been made in new imaging techniques to examen our brains and why they work the way they do. So why do we soley take the word of a psych. on an evalution that is a hundred years old.Symptom clusters by asking questions.www.amenclinics.com check itOUT

Answer 1

Great question. This is intangible. Something that supposedly cannot be touched. Does this give you a clue as to the magnitude of what endeavors are required to be met? You have medical professionals the world over that specialize in an area most would hesitate to take on. These people are admirable not just for their interest. More so for their compassion. They could care less whether they are misunderstood or not. Tell me this. Would you rather follow your own advice and risk your well being or would you prefer one who is interested, knowledgeable and compassionate about your diagnosis knowing that that one could help you? Whatever your decision is yours to own.

Answer 2

Simple answer... there's yet to be a physical test developed. There is one scan that has vague promise, but it's not all that accurate and costs a ton of money. (Read about it on the Amen Clinic site you reference.) Without accuracy, it's fairly useless. Symptoms are pretty much all there is to go by. So, not using those means no diagnosing which means no medication which means no improvement in the illness which mean a higher suicide rate. For some illnesses, the symptoms are more than sufficient for diagnosis even if the treatment is trial and error or a shotgun approach. In my opinion, it's the treatment aspect that needs the research, not the diagnosing. Btw, epilepsy is often diagnosed the same way. No evidence of seizure unless one happens while hooked up to electrodes. The behavior indicates the dx. Personally, I have no question my dx is right. I get depressed as heck, antidepressants make my head spin, I get manic (weeks w/o needing sleep, pressured speech, irrational decisions, etc). I don't need a physical test to know I'm bipolar, and I probably would be dead by now if someone took away my meds.

Answer 3

Psychiatrists do examine the organ they're treating - the mind. A neurologist treats the brain. Unfortunately, the mind doesn't offer a concrete piece of matter that can be xrayed or tested. He must examine it by the effects it has on the person being treated. Some mental disorders show evidence of a physical abnormality, like depression or schizophrenia, but most do not, and the psych must treat the malfunctioning thought process instead.

Answer 4

Psychiatrist do exam your organs. They are physicians, and the exam your organs with history and physical examination. Some times blood test and xrays are appropriate. However, I suspect from the tenor of your post that you have been persuaded by some questionable practioners that every patient with a psychiatric disorder needs a SPECT scan. There is NO evidence that SPECT scanning is helpful in diagnosing or treating psychiatric disorders. The doctor(s) encouraging this approach are encouraging this approach without any good evidence. However, this imaging study or other tests may someday prove to be helpful. Please see the link below.

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Answer 5

You can't compare a broken bone to the brain! A bone does't have the ability to think, reason, etc. And FYI - most ob/gyn's will prescibe meds for a yeast infection over the phone.