Yes but the medical journals are for them (psychiatrists in this case). Patients can read journals and talk about them with their doctor but it doesn't mean the doctor is going to offer them the treatments they've been looking up in medical journals. Medical journals are a great way to stay current about trends in treatment and diagnosis in medicine. But, I can't talk to just anyone about things I read there because I might not fully understand. That doesn't mean that I'm not right but not understanding can leave you wondering if you are wrong. There is definitely a lot of rejection involved when one believes something they aren't ready to discuss with others. At some point soon I'm going to move along to a couple of the clinics I know about and try to be seen for consultation by a psychiatrist. I remember the list I saw for the Menninger Clinic in Texas, associated with Baylor Medical School. That list was a little stilted. If I gave the psychiatrist that list he would probably discount most of the items there as unneeded for my condition. And even if it were another condition most of those items wouldn't apply. But the list was extravagant to attract customers. That's a little scary. The other clinic is NC Neuropsychiatry and they didn't answer my email about medical imaging/eeg to by pass the old DSM and mood stabilizers. I am fearful of them because I read one doctor's background/CV and he only mentions children with Asperger's. That is very humbling to know one's mental disorder isn't deemed worth of funding. I believe it would be in the setting of war veterans, but not otherwise.