Your Mental Health

[Roxetten]

Problem is that a lot of GPS have very little understanding of mental health. My own GP is best I ever came across at sorting out physical ailments but was clueless when I discussed mental health.

A good psychiatrist worth their weight in Gold.

Presumably it's not the easiest to get an appointment with a psychiatrist in this country of ours.

 

[Great-Bit-O-Stuff]

Problem is that a lot of GPS have very little understanding of mental health. My own GP is best I ever came across at sorting out physical ailments but was clueless when I discussed mental health.

A good psychiatrist worth their weight in Gold.

My childhood doctor was excellent at mental health. I should add I saw him on and off long term till he retired.
The ones I have now just refer you

 

[Great-Bit-O-Stuff]

Presumably it's not the easiest to get an appointment with a psychiatrist in this country of ours.

I waited 3 and a half years to see a psychologist. He made a 'joke' about one of his patients drinking weed killer trying to kill himself. I was absolutely disgusted. I refused to see him again. Manky shit

 

[fed up]

I waited 3 and a half years to see a psychologist. He made a 'joke' about one of his patients drinking weed killer trying to kill himself. I was absolutely disgusted. I refused to see him again. Manky shit

I got jumped one night coming up Barrack Street, I had broken ribs, a gash to the face from a Stanley knife, and 2 front teeth kicked in.
A psychiatrist found me lying there and said 'my god, whoever done this needs help'.

 

[Great-Bit-O-Stuff]

I got jumped one night coming up Barrack Street, I had broken ribs, a gash to the face from a Stanley knife, and 2 front teeth kicked in.
A psychiatrist found me lying there and said 'my god, whoever done this needs help'.

Is this a joke

 

[Roxetten]

I waited 3 and a half years to see a psychologist. He made a 'joke' about one of his patients drinking weed killer trying to kill himself. I was absolutely disgusted. I refused to see him again. Manky shit

From what I can gather, there are a people on meds for the medium to long term which are prescribed by their GP but who are not, for whatever reason, probably a lack of resources, engaging with any higher level mental health supports, i.e. either a psychologist or psychiatrist, the meds work best in conjunction with talk therapies afaik.

 

[Great-Bit-O-Stuff]

From what I can gather, there are a people on meds for the medium to long term which are prescribed by their GP but who are not, for whatever reason, probably a lack of resources, engaging with any higher level mental health supports, i.e. either a psychologist or psychiatrist, the meds work best in conjunction with talk therapies afaik.

I was prescribed by a psychiatrist. The public health system is a joke though.

 

[fed up]

Is this a joke

Ouch...
Anyway after the attack I felt invisible so tried to make an appointment with a psychologist.

He said he was too busy to see me.

 

[Hank Scorpio]

I got jumped one night coming up Barrack Street, I had broken ribs, a gash to the face from a Stanley knife, and 2 front teeth kicked in.
A psychiatrist found me lying there and said 'my god, whoever done this needs help'.

^

Christy

 

[Swanforthelough]

Presumably it's not the easiest to get an appointment with a psychiatrist in this country of ours.

Reading these replies I feel blessed that the system in Germany got me sorted out and quickly. The first psychiatrist I went to see spent an hour going through 4 pages of questions and did the same 3 weeks later to compare. Really thorough.
Sad state of affairs in Ireland unfortunately.

I have not seen a psychiatrist for many years but if I pick up the phone to make an appointment I wouldn’t be waiting longer than 3 weeks.