Psychiatry and our society

[K-II]

I agree there are good docs, good social workers, counselors, etc.

I just don't think that the field of psychiatry/psychology/counseling is at a point where it can reasonably meet people's expectations. People seem to assume that anything is curable, if sufficient effort is put forth and the right meds and counesling are provided. I just don't think the picture is that rosy, and it may never be.

To a lot of people it might as well be witchcraft. Their expectations are ridiculous because they have no understanding to base them on.

 

[MrsSchu2u]

To a lot of people it might as well be witchcraft. Their expectations are ridiculous because they have no understanding to base them on.

The same could be said of much of medical care. What differentiates psychiatry is that there really are no guarantees in terms of medication response. So much is trial and error.