Posted by Dinah on May 7, 2013, at 8:14:59
In reply to Re: You and I, we just don't want to get better » baseball55, posted by Phil on April 30, 2013, at 10:14:12
> I moved to Austin soon after. For the most part, in my experience, there are more good in both professions but not by much, 60/40 maybe. Why else would my bipolar be misdiagnosed for twenty years by five psychiatrists?
You're way more generous than I am. I think the truly good therapists and pdocs are no more than ten percent. The truly competent may make up another thirty percent, tops.
But I don't limit that to merely these two specialties. I find a doctor I really admire seldom enough to consider them pearls beyond price. I can only think of one specialty, dermatology, where I found more than one of the rare creatures.
On the other hand, I suppose if you spread that to include "good enough" for any specific person, then the percentage could conceivably rise.
Perhaps the best of the best don't congregate in New Orleans. I have no experience elsewhere.
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