Quote:
Originally Posted by LoneWolfie
I too see a psychiatrist for talk therapy and she is the one that prescribes my meds. In Canada with our national healthcare, pdocs are the only ones that are covered and I don't pay out of pocket to see her.
|
That's pretty much the same as in Sweden. Almost all psychiatrists are covered, whether they do therapy or not, and most non-MD therapists are not covered. It is possible to get therapy through the system but that would usually be short term, and it's not easy to get.
I first saw my T as a pdoc, when I needed to discuss the medication my GP had prescribed. The appointments were the same length when I went to him as a pdoc as they are now (45 minutes).