<p>“You usually see a psychiatrist for meds. You usually see a psychologist for therapy. Psychologists are a lot less expensive”</p>
<p>Maybe in some communities. In mine, the few psychologists who take insurance get the same as LCSW’s, and MFT’s. And you may also see a psychiatrist to figure out what is going on. Before prozac and managed care, this meant a “psychodynamic formulation”. In some communities this might currently mean “what role do psychotropics play?”. In my community, it is maybe, “This is scary; who is going to be responsible?”, or “they need paperwork for disability” or “home hospital”. Until I had two full pay in college, I also did a lot of therapy.A “loss leader” around here. I look forward to getting past “internet symptom list” psychiatry.</p>