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health care system-, medication, rant

Someone analyze the thought process of my psychiatrist

- Patient said they have AD(H)D symptoms
- Patient describes suffering from ADD symptoms
- Patient mentions having tried Methylphenidate (ADD drug) with great success
- Patient would like prescription for Methylphenidate to help their symptoms
- I am a psychiatrist who also does and explicitly offers ADD diagnosis in adults

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"No sorry you'll have to go to another practice. I can't make the diagnosis because you are already my patient and as such I might not be neutral in diagnosing you"

what the fuuuuuuuuucckkkkkk. This makes me so angry. Like yeah, I know places where I could get a diagnosis I guess, but that's bureaucracy and added waiting time. Not to mention that making appointments is on the very top of the list of things PEOPLE WITH ADD AND DEPRESSION ARE NOTORIOUSLY BAD AT