Psychiatrist explains what happens in your first integrative psychiatry appointment

[@pacificintegrativepsych]

Have you tried integrative approaches for mental health? Let us know in the comments, we would love to hear your experience.

[@DaRyteJuan]

Wow. Never even heard of this approach before. Well, whenever I can afford it, I’d like to take a journey down this road. Thanks for explaining all this. Fortunately or unfortunately, I have been traumatized by the last two out of three doctors (both within the sexual domain). So now I’m going on KZbin to research doctor appointments before trying again. Right now, one of my main resources is the *Mindful Movement* channel for guided meditations and improvised stretching. God bless, and thank you for your channel. 🙏

[@pacificintegrativepsych]

@@DaRyteJuan So sorry to hear about your experiences! Wishing you health and healing as you continue your journey. Thank you for sharing that channel for guided meditation, I'll check it out as well. 🙏

[@DaRyteJuan]

@@pacificintegrativepsych Thank you for your kind words. 🙏

[@afanatee]

Ignore these comments, they clearly don’t know the medical evidence behind this field

[@pacificintegrativepsych]

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[@GCT1990]

Psychiatry is that one sliver in the medical community that need to die off, it's so dangerous I can't think of a more dangerous practice. It's how slimmy and cut throat they are. This isn't coming from a place of hatred it's coming from experience and opinions from psychologists. My uncle and my little brother are psychologist and they refuse to acknowledge psychiatry as a safe practice. It's the way they lie, Any psychiatrist who lies to patients about the chemical imbalance needs to lose their licence as they're admiting not only of believing in a broken hypothesis which was abandoned by the medical community but they're actively blaming the patient to make a life long customer off medications which brings me to the topic of discussion... Medications like Antidepressants (SSRI/SNRI) along with benzodiazepines... Holy crap so dangerous and no, the danger is happening to everyday people who don't abuse these meds. How are we giving medications we don't fully understand? Which has no more then 3 months worth of research, don't understand how to get patients off without hurting them? Psychiatry is a pseudoscience at best. If I created a medication and said "Hey, Got this new drug, don't know how it works and I don't know what nervous system altering effects that shrinks the brain and injures the nervous system... Worse, this medication will lose it's effects causing either more of the drug or another drug added... Would you take it? Again we have no research showing safety, effectiveness and improvement outside of anecdotal reports and epidemiological and observational yet we are handing these out like candy... Then psychiatrists have the nerve to say "We're not handing these out like candy, if they help the patient then"... 😳 Really... Help them now, abandon them when the drug destroys their nervous system both CNS and PNS and or tell them that its just their original mental issues comimg back worse when the body experiences serious and extreme symptoms.. Crazy They diagnose you within 5 minutes inorder to code you so they can bill your insurance, then get you dependent on the worst medications ever made and diagnose you some more using the DSM-5-rt which is controversial for a reason... Unproven by literally all standards as diagnoses are just voted in, then again they either pass you off to other doctors or they victim blame and leave you. A psychologist on the other hand, now that's where the magic happens 😁

[@pacificintegrativepsych]

Now there is a growing body of research on the microbiome, gut health, nutrition, supplements, lifestyle, and other integrative practices for treatment and prevention. That's what we focus on in our practice, truly a whole-body, integrative approach to mental health that focuses on all of those aspects, including psychology, coping skills, community, nature, and social connection, etc. in order to help minimize the use of medications, which we agree are overprescribed and feeds into the culture of a "pill for every ill". However, an integrative approach can be life changing - and life saving! - for people. Hopefully the psychologists you know are willing to work with integrative trained psychiatrists so that their patients can get a fully holistic approach to care. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, we know a lot of people feel this way.

[@bxccapricorn]

yes it's only worth it if it's free and you really think they care about you lol go give that money to someone in need and see how better you feel instantly.

[@ashl8804]

True….few truly care. You’re just a ‘client’ to them.

[@icc64]

Well said ! Correct we jst clients