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Originally Posted by Calm
Not only is sending a letter to a patient terminating their treatment unprofessional but it's also medically unethical. A decent psychiatrist will discuss the termination process with the patient and assist the patient in preparing for the end of therapy. This should be done in person and not in letter form. If you really feel up to it, you can report the practice to the state's psychiatric board and report what has occurred. It definitely sounds unreasonable that they just dismissed you like a piss ant. Sad that you had to experience this.
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calm, is this also true of psychologists? Mine opted out of medicare (my insurance) last year and should have been dropped from my plan but they only realized it last month, so they terminated her effective June 1, and she emailed me this morning to let me know and say sorry, if i want to continue with her it will cost $120 dollars per session (I go twice a week, and the insurance rate is $75, not $120). But I guess it doesnt matter bc I couldnt afford the $75 either even if she would accept it, and she wont.