Guest guest Posted June 5, 2006 Report Share Posted June 5, 2006 I would definitely send this info to the ocd foundation!Best of luck-sue12771 --- mctodd444 <mctodd444@...> wrote: > Tamara, > > Glad to hear your son is doing better, despite the > lack of insight on > this particular doctor's part. I don't see how he > can make a > diganosis with such little information. Although he > may be correct > that some of the symptoms exhibited by your son can > be indicative of > these other diagnoses, it can certainly also explain > good ole > fashioned OCD for many patients. For instance, if a > child has > thoughts of some harm coming to a parent while > separated, he may > begin to act as a child who suffers from separation > anxiety, etc. It > sounds as if this doctor is not looking at the > complete picture and > isn't interested in evening attempting to get a > better picture before > making new diagnoses. Besides, some folks only have > mental > compulsions - my son is not one to have a lot of > overt compulsions, > but he, at one time, didn't want to go to school > because the > obsessions he would have while there were just too > much to handle at > times. Did he have separation anxiety or OCD? He > had OCD. > > I hope you are successful in bringing this to the > attention of those > who can help current and future patients in the > hands of > this " expert. " It is difficult enough to be a > confused parent in the > middle of this type of ordeal, but the " experts " are > supposed to be > the ones to shed light on the picture. > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > This is 's 6th day in the hospital. > He'll probably be > there > > until Wednesday, which can't come soon enough. > Then he'll go back > to the > > partial day program for a little while. The first > day was really > hard, but > > since then he's become friends with his roommate > and gotten used to > the > > routine. Yesterday he seemed more like himself. > He wasn't > agitated and > > sort of goofy from the meds anymore, and his > thoughts were still > bothering > > him, but he was calm, and he was bored and > desperate to come home > with us. > > > > I've come to terms with the idea that the hospital > has been the > right place > > for him to be while he was feeling desperate and > unsafe. The > routine and > > med supervision and safe environment were what he > needed. The > social worker > > and psychiatrist, however, are awful. I'm > grateful that we already > have a > > diagnosis and an appt. set up with an OCD > therapist in 2 weeks. > After a 5 > > minute conversation with and no > meeting with us, she > came to the > > firm conclusion that OCD is not his problem at > all, because kids > with OCD > > usually wash their hands a lot or have rituals > around neatness. > Instead, > > she said he has major depression, separation > anxiety and school > phobia. > > When I told her he has morbid thoughts type of > obsessions she said > that > > sometimes major depression in kids causes > psychotic type thinking. > She's > > only planning to increase the resperdol and not > the celexa (he's at > 20 mg) > > because she doesn't think antidepressents will be > much help. With > the > > exception of the past few weeks, my son has always > been very > independent and > > he never had a fear of going to school. The > diagnosis of > separation anxiety > > is way off, but the doctor was not interested in > talking to me. > When I > > suggested that this different diagnosis makes me > want to get him an > > evaluation by a team of experts, she interupted me > to exclaim " I am > an > > expert, I am a board certified child > psychiatrist. " > > > > from Foxboro, MA, another poster in this > group, had an awful > > experience with the same doctor 3 years ago, only > her experience > was much > > worse because her daughter had not been diagnosed > yet with OCD. > My son and > > 's daughter were never asked standard psych > screening > questions, like > > whether they have thoughts they can't get out of > their head, > whether they > > count in their head, etc. The doctor is so > unreasonable that I > don't want > > to provoke her by questioning her judgement > anymore. Instead, I'm > going to > > get out of there as soon as possible > and back into the > day > > program where the psychiatrist listened to me and > recognized the > OCD. > > > > When everything settles down, I want to write to > someone, not quite > sure > > who, (maybe the hospital that referred him to the > day program), to > make them > > aware of how dangerous this doctor is to children > with OCD. Maybe > the OC > > Foundation can offer advice. > > > > This group has been a tremendous help during this > difficult time. > Thank you > > all for your support. > > > > Tamara > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2006 Report Share Posted June 6, 2006 In a message dated 6/5/2006 12:56:05 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, tamara_naranjo@... writes: When everything settles down, I want to write to someone, not quite sure who, Tamara - Not sure if anyone has responded to this yet (as.. yet again... I'm behind in reading my OCD posts), however I might can help you with this information. I will shoot an email to my father-in-law. He's a retired psychologist and is still very active in the mental health profession on boards & committees and such. I'm sure he'll know precisely who you should write to. It's good to hear that you're more comfortable with your son's hospitalization and that he's adapting well. What a relief. But what a nightmare with that horrible doctor!!! Stick to your guns. Remember - you are your son's strongest advocate. LT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2006 Report Share Posted June 6, 2006 In a message dated 6/5/2006 8:39:31 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, mctodd444@... writes: despite the lack of insight on this particular doctor's part. I don't see how he can make a diganosis with such little informationFor instance, if a child has thoughts of some harm coming to a parent while separated, he may begin to act as a child who suffers from separation anxiety, etc - Tamara..... Or, gee, I dunno... maybe a scared 6 year old in the hospital for the first time, separated from his family. Gosh, there wouldn't be ANY separation anxiety there, eh????? You just have to wonder about some doctors & why they're allowed to work with children in the first place!! LT (<----- being sarcastic... yet again) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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