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Originally Posted by AKA_Monet
However, many of these drugs used to treat depression (Major Clinical, and/or biopolar I or II, with psychotic episodes) according to the exact definitions of the DSM, MD Consult and Online consult schedules with full case conference review, are legit for the treatment of this illness... That is why psychiatrists are scheduled to prescribe these medications, rather than a GP or Family Doctor...
I know a Family Doc, Internal Med doc or a GP is not going to want the DEA asking questions as to why they prescribed one too many antidepressants without a mental eval referral...
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Family Practice and Internal Medicine doctors are "scheduled" to prescribe these medications, and the DEA does not track how many prescriptions non- psychiatrists give for depression.
If only psychiatrists and psychologists (in states that give prescribing rights to pyschologists) were the only people able to treat mental illness, then there would be a lot of people with no access to mental health care. There are many areas with few psychiatrist. These practitioners stay full for appointments. Any physician who is willing to follow the outcome of a disease can appropriately prescribe these medications. The side effects are very rare for this class of medications, and I'm sure a board certified physician can assess for those effects as well as a psychiatrist. As for whether every person with depression should get "talk therapy," that's the ideal but not the practical solution to a very common disease.
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