tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425732352511468694.post7522437726348906782..comments2023-08-20T04:55:39.436-07:00Comments on Ars Psychiatrica: Talk About Cherry-PickingNovalishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10501890494890617030noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425732352511468694.post-34482204675061844522010-05-18T06:38:44.299-07:002010-05-18T06:38:44.299-07:00"The end is in the beginning and lies far ahe..."The end is in the beginning and lies far ahead." -- Ralph Ellison<br><br>One of the most frequently denied truths about relationships is that beginnings matter. These relationships begin in a desperate, competitive manner denigrating to physicians, not to mention that the likely unconscious implications of the dating framework are seductive.<br><br>Both patient and physician will always know how they started and it will matter.Dr Xhttp://drx.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425732352511468694.post-48942466866522601992010-05-18T07:29:54.129-07:002010-05-18T07:29:54.129-07:00Yes, it really was one of those Onion/April Fools ...Yes, it really was one of those Onion/April Fools Day stories. Can you imagine the boundary issues? Does a 5-minute "consult" (?) establish a patient-physician relationship? I can well imagine a reliable rate of outcomes like: "No, I can't see you as a patient/doctor, but are you free for dinner and a movie tonight?" I can't believe the malpractice insurers (or the ethics scolds like me) would be happy.Novalishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10501890494890617030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425732352511468694.post-34807428773286387802010-05-18T07:57:31.827-07:002010-05-18T07:57:31.827-07:00"No, I can't see you as a patient/doctor,..."No, I can't see you as a patient/doctor, but are you free for dinner and a movie tonight"<br><br>Yup.Dr Xnoreply@blogger.com