Comments: Psychologists Offer Critiques On Critique Of Psychiatry
Ac, my previous post sounded so shrill. I guess I was trying to make the point that the various "mental health" professions have very little respect for each other.
Posted by Sally at October 31, 2007 06:01 AM
Those are excellent points all right, but it should also be said that Dr. Levine is not jumping on some trendy bandwagon or playing a new rogue psychologist. His reputation should precede him and I think his body of work shows he's always taken the right oppositional stands. I for one am happy he's getting some mainstream coverage, and see he's getting hammered in the comments over there, but he's not even begun to hit his stride.
Posted by flawedplan at October 31, 2007 07:19 AM
Psychiatrists on the low end of incomes for MD's? I'm skeptical of this. From my casual reading, psychiatrists (especially if you factor in lifestyle, especially hours/week) do just fine. They often make more than family practitioners, general internists and pediatricians.
Some psychiatrists, in private practice or in forensics for example, easily make "surgeon salaries" but with much higher job satisfaction, less stress, etc.
Now are psychiatrists *perceived* as making less? Sure, that I grant.
Posted by Dev Thakur at October 31, 2007 10:32 AM
I keep reading that psychiatrists are doing very well, thank you, due to consultation and expert roles they play presenting the strengths of a Pharma company's drug to their fellows. The Vermont and Minnesota studies revealed a lot of Pharma cash being shovelled their way. Academic medical centers are beginning to realize their reputations are at stake and so are trying to barsome of these practices. Even students are in on the act. Call 703-630-6600 x217 to order your "No more pharma" pens.
Posted by Ghost at October 31, 2007 09:00 PM
I found this doctor/salary chart on the net.
http://www.allied-physicians.com/salary_surveys/physician-salaries.htm
I don't know how accurate it is but it puts pshrinks at the lowest end of the spectrum. Sadly, internal medicine is there too. I would imagine its this relative low pay plus psychiatrists' (appropriate) inferiority complex that makes them so susceptible to bribes. Also, I think they're more likely than other docs to make most of their living as expert witnesses.
Posted by Sally at November 1, 2007 07:08 AM
I only wish I made 140.00 every 30 minutes, while not billing insurance and demanding payment at the time of service. [while working a 4 day week].[this is my own experience w my own psych, who is great--but dude.]
Posted by Stephany at November 1, 2007 10:17 AM