throwaway-18613

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by throwaway-18613 8y ago
Don't know if this is an ad or not, but this is basically exactly what I'm looking for. Thank you!
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by throwaway-18613 8y ago
Thanks. My experience with ZocDoc for other specialties has been (for lack of a better term) disappointing.
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by throwaway-18613 8y ago
Working in the industry, would you have any specific suggestions for someone who feels overwhelmed to winnow the options from 1000-ish to under a dozen?
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by throwaway-18613 8y ago
New York, fwiw. And yes, I'm functional in a "get out of bed every day and go to work and put on a good front" sense, and would prefer to avoid medication if possible.
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by throwaway-18613 8y ago
Yeah, that's the site that returned an intractable list of ~2500 options in NYC, and that caused me to shut down the last couple times I looked for help.
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by throwaway-18613 8y ago
This is great! How would one locate such a service in another city?
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by throwaway-18613 8y ago
You're probably right. Of course, finding a GP at all was another overwhelming task that my depressed self put off for.... what, 10 years?
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by throwaway-18613 8y ago
Thank you for this suggestion. It's the closest I've seen to far to a solution. A sad shortage of providers who take my insurance, but the UI made it otherwise easy to narrow down to a manageable number of options.
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by throwaway-18613 8y ago
Mine just offers a data dump of 500 providers and their phone numbers, unfortunately.
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by throwaway-18613 8y ago
Of course. The trouble is finding those first few people to talk to in the first place.
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by throwaway-18613 8y ago
Yes, exactly. I wish I could pop my location and insurance plan into a website, and get back a list of 3 nearby providers who are accepting new patients - even better, links to a site where one can schedule appointsments with each of them.
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Ask HN: How to find a mental health professional?
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