tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125132926699584358.post5484153014384283924..comments2024-03-28T09:59:51.779-05:00Comments on Family Dysfunction and Mental Health Blog: If All the Docs are Doing it, is it not Malpractice?David M. Allen M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06280912088483192599noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125132926699584358.post-51998584608026109182015-02-15T12:41:33.382-06:002015-02-15T12:41:33.382-06:00I don't know, but I think that the answer is &...I don't know, but I think that the answer is "No." I once heard Kay Jamison talk about the standard of care being defined by what research demonstrated, i.e. "most people do not receive the standard of care." Steven Reidbord says that that can't be accurate, essentially that's like saying the status quo is wrong (as opposed to worngheaded); the status quo is what it is and can not by definition be wrong.EastCoasternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125132926699584358.post-15206005784121756222015-01-31T06:57:30.187-06:002015-01-31T06:57:30.187-06:00What makes it even worse is how deeply parents of ...What makes it even worse is how deeply parents of patients will will come to rely on those very questionable diagnoses. Parents who are afraid to look at their own misguided emotions and chalk all behaviors up to genetics and biology love love love to get, for instance, and ADHD dx, thereby relieving them of all responsibility for their kid's crazy behavior. Not only would the parent, if he found the kid's dx to be in question, have to question the MD's judgement, they'd have to question their own judgement, so, yeah, it ain't ever happening. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com