Hi

I honestly believe that sz and psychotic disorders is a genuine problem for society. I see it myself with how i was treated in the public health system as a sz patient. I spoke of 'uniqueness' with farie moon on this thread , we usually see and understand ourselves as unique individuals , i'm sure its a large part of our identity and in someway might be a self preserving aspect of our character. The problem is when we see a pdoc , the pdoc sees us as having certain traits that are predictive of certain behaviour. So delusions and hallucinations maybe predictive of erratic and aggressive behaviour , a lack of insight maybe predictive of violent behaviour , a haziness when it comes to discussion of meds maybe predictive of non compliance , im not sure what the metrics are but do you see my point? Delusions etc maybe intensely personal to us but to a pdoc its like a cattle mart. So is this a fault of the pdoc , maybe to a certain point , but the pdocs are also human and sadly the've heard it all before. So there perceived lack of genuine empathy maybe a self preservation tool to get themselves through the day. For the pdoc who says , is there a point in genuinely looking beneath the cover of this patient?problem is they have a wealth of research open to them that says talk therapy is not very effective. Some dispute it , but the research is on record. The pdoc if he/her is an experienced physician , may also have being let down and burned by patients , patients that have acted violently etc , and i'm sure that this engenders a certain hardness in their approach. So there is that. But there is another issue and that is a social one , for right or wrong psychiatry are a large part of keeping the general population safe from psychotic acts of violence. It is fair to say that. The pdocs are custodians of that implicit agreement between them and society so unfortunately they maybe tainted by that expectation.