Posted by PaulB on June 29, 2001, at 17:33:26
I wanted to understand how people in the US go about finding a private psychiatrist to treat them. I live in the UK and it seems a more complex business to just make a consultation appointment to see a pdoc. My research led me to the belief that the best and normal route was to contact a private hospital and to locate a psychiatrist there. In the UK's telephone/service directory there is only listings of psychologists. In the US is the situation different. If you want to see a private psychiatrist can you just pick up the phone and schedule a consultation appointment? My understanding is that a psychiatrist can provide drug-therapy and talk-therapy and a psychologist only the latter which is why I am interested.
poster:PaulB
thread:6925
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20010628/msgs/6925.html