Great points. I guess my hang up would be exactly that -- what exactly does he think his contribution to his profession is? If he rejects the consensus of the whole or their ability to treat... what is he doing?

I think you said it best though, Soupe. If he's adequately treating the issue it doesn't really matter what he believes, but it does leave a lot of questions on my end as to what actually he thinks/feels is the issue.

I've met doctors (not psychiatrists) who don't believe in long-term use of any medicine for psychiatric issues. I had a doctor once tell me "Look, you say your issues have existed almost your whole life. Change your life, not medications. What you need is to get a therapist and find ways to manage instead of meds." -- it was through discussion he explained that rationale. I found it brutally hurtful because I was suffering, and always had, and was left to feel it's my fault and I'm wasting time looking for help (and to be clear -- no controlled substances were part of this interaction). We all know cognitive/behavioral changes can help with mental illness. We also know there is benefit to things outside of medicine... but the doctor discredited medicine as being viable at all for me. So, I can relate personally to the rejection of the challenges a mental illness can hold.