<p>I’m glad to hear that, pencilpusher. I’m not involved in the politics of the mental health field, so I’m not up on the issues of bad blood between psychiatrists and psychologists. And I was always happy to leave the prescribing to the MDs. </p>
<p>Nice to hear that psychiatrists can be involved in direct psychotherapy practice. Most of the ones I know don’t seem to be. I’ve always wondered whether they can’t charge enough in our area to make a living, buy malpractice insurance and pay back astronomical school loans unless they divide their hours into 15 minutes med-check segments. I don’t know if that’s true, just speculation.</p>