The reason I don’t think it was an APA thing is that there was nothing about behaviorism. It was strictly about the brain.
In the field of psychiatry and psychology, he'd have ample company. As important as psychiatry is, its ripe with corruption, abuse, and profit seeking.
That’s a choice someone living in their household should have made.
Other medical fields are similarly limited. Men die younger than women. In part, it’s because they don’t go to the dr. Obesity is rampant. Diabetes. Hypertension. Untreated sleep apnea. People know and do nothing about it. Most people don’t exercise. The common element here is that being healthy requires effort. Many people are simply unwilling or unable to exert effort. That’s true for many of society’s ills.
I remember him. I wrote a paper on DID in his class. This was an interesting class in part because he was one of few practicing clinicians who used case example throughout his class that I encountered teaching undergrad. I think he taught abnormal psychology. He was an engaging lecturer. I think, in retrospect, I would have a lot of skepticism relative to ideas he presented. But, he made psychology interesting. I remember his story about a suicidal graduate student with a shotgun well.
A lot of professors at higher level universities are multi-millionaires. Often, there’s more than one source of income. Think patents, books, spinoff companies, speaking fees, etc. I would wager 8 figure networth is probably more unusual that not, though still more common that the population at large.
I agree mostly with what you said.
Well it was until a few months ago.
People dont go to the doctor because its a pain in the ass. Appointments, waiting, cost and getting nothing out of the deal. If people would just go to the doctor when they are actually sick it would help as well. Doctors are chock full of people that don't need to be there which makes the process painful for those that actually need to go. Personally, I only go if I'm deathly ill or for a annual checkup no reason to go for every ache and pain.
The area where psychiatry and other fields are not similarly limited is in diagnosis. In other fields, You can take numerous tests (x-rays, cat scans, MRIs, a variety of blood tests, etc, etc. In psychiatry, its largely subjective, and the bible is the DSM, which is based on observations and is subjective. For example, there's no blood test or ultra sound that detects bi-polar, or depression, etc.
There are many diseases and conditions in other medical fields including neurology, for example, where it’s not always so clean cut. There are psychiatric conditions where we can use mri, and genetic testing to inform diagnosis.
I work in a hospital and I do medical research and haven’t been to a primary doctor in like a decade because it’s a pain in the ass. Is that stupid? Highly.
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He had a long-term assistant who was pretty quirky in her own right. While proctoring our final exam, she tucked the hem of her floor-length skirt into the waistband of her underwear. A full moon shone for the remainder of the exam. That remains one of the oddest things that I have observed in a college classroom.
And people wonder why medical costs are high and it's so hard to get an appointment. People go just because they can and its covered. I don't understand the point of going to the doctor for a checkup if there is nothing going on or required to be done. People under 50 only need to go for a checkup/blood work every couple years. Even over 50 is only annually. This is where insurance should clamp down and charge if you go outside of what's recommended. Now if your doctor tells you to go due to a condition thats another matter.
Agree people overload the system. But they don't care.
A routine checkup showed a serious heart ailment. Had I followed your advice, I would probably be dead right now.
So, you dont think twice a year is too much if the doctor doesnt recommend it? Obviously in your case there was a benefit but that doesnt mean thats the case every time.
Also its not my advice. My advice is to go when recommended by your doctor, age, risk level ect... Double doesnt make you twice as healthy.
I have a doctor friend as well and he complains all the time about the hypochondriacs that fill up the clinic with needless appointments. He said a lot of times they are drug seekers but many times they are relatively healthy people that seem to want something to be wrong. He's got some funny stories though. I cant imagine being a doctor in the panhandle. Or a dentist for that matter.
I go every six months because my doctor does recommend it. Same with my cardiologist.
That’s very different than here. The center for healthy aging is always scheduling me for tests and I say no. They are getting money from insurance companies to keep this going.
I do not think that is a particularly fair response to my post. I don't think my two 10-minute check-ups per year are driving costs up for anybody or taking an appointment from somebody with more acute concerns. Nobody seems to have any difficulties with getting appointments at my clinic, and the whole system seems to be running well within sustainable parameters. I have had the same physician for over a decade, and she has always recommended that I come in twice per year for labs and a general check-up. I am not a hypochondriac or seeking attention or drugs. I just want to stay healthy as long as I can, and I do find tracking the data to be interesting.
Same for me, including the dentist (the dentist is even pushing for cleanings every three months) and the optometrist.
I am not going in against my doctor's recommendation. My doctor recommends that I get a check-up every six months, so I come for a check-up every six months. There has not been anything to catch thus far, but it's reassuring to know that if something does come up, then we will catch it relatively early.
Something I never look at. Just make sure I don't pay more than my deductible. What they charge and what is allowed is a game between the Dr. and Medicare.
I guess I look at things differently. I go when I need to or annually for labs or other appointments and I try to do them all at once. Dentist once a year not every three months like they want. It seems they recommend you come as often as your insurance will pay so its not really your well-being thats the concern.
My wife is on Medicare and im not (yet). We both went to the same doctor for a annual "checkup" and bloodwork. Both got a prescription refilled and were in and out within the hour. The doctors office charged my insurance 680 bucks (just visit not labs) of which Tricare paid 180 and I paid 20 bucks. The same doctor charged medicare 1800 for my wifes appointment of which they paid 1440 and tricare paid 180. The lab work was the same scenario just more money involved.
This is well known and obvious..............
I've never had or heard of a dentist saying come in every 3 months. We go every 6 months.
