The question is does her PhD qualify her for meds? I knew a PhD in some unrelated field, a very smart person, but I would not go to him for advice on meds. Even actual MD doctors, specialists in their own fields, very intelligent people, frequently refer their patient to a pdoc. Some doctors apparently know their own limitations.

I am sorry for being so forward. I probably made a big deal over very little here. Since you have been going to your tdoc a awhile, and this apparently resolved itself, and she seems to be working out for you, I think you are making a good choice staying with her. Finding a another good tdoc can be very difficult.

Just for an aside here, I dated a psychologist. She did not have a PhD, instead she was a PsyD. This is another kind of PhD. This lady was very perceptive of people. Her degree involved a lot of hands on experience, including allot of time testing patients in order to assess them for a possible MI. If they tested to have an MI, she also identified the MI that they presented. She is definitely more qualified than any pdoc that I have met to determine a persons MI. But of coarse there are exceptions. As far as I know, maybe your tdoc may be just as capable, and even a good therapist too. The latter is the most important part.

PS. My girlfriend did not appear to be a good therapist. But she was quickly figuring me out. This was kind of uncomfortable for me. She still was allot of fun to be with.