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Psychiatrists are medical doctors and will typically attempt to exclude these diagnoses. I've had all sorts of tests issued by psychiatrists.
by jacques_chester 6y ago
Psychiatrists are medical doctors and will typically attempt to exclude these diagnoses. I've had all sorts of tests issued by psychiatrists.
- airhead969 6y agoIn the US, mine is an MD too. Must be a different kind of psychiatrist because mine sent me to my PCP to narrow down health issues.
- jacques_chester 6y agoPerhaps I can rephrase it. Psychiatrists are aware of multiple organic causes for depressive symptoms and would prefer to treat the causes, not just the symptoms. It's not accurate to say that a psychiatrist would be expected to simply prescribe an antidepressant without some additional investigation.