Is it routine for doctors to say a patient requires psychological/psychiatric evaluation just?

If that ever happens again you have to ask for a patient advociate, every hospital has one. I went through much when my dad was fighting his cancer and we got a patient advociate to help us get through some of the rough spots.

Never a truer word spoken nonetheless. Thanks.

And once you come across some-one like that the rest, like your head specialist etc. Can be persistent little b****rs in trying to drive home this intention of their colegue. It isn't really 'caring' but keeping rank, and making an example of the weak in the hopes of scaring the strong. I'm guessing that you few visitors, if any and keep yourself to yourself.

He would've sensed vulnerability. What's more such hints may be on the part of your records that they really don't like you seeing!

Have you ever tried gaining access to your medical records. Chances are in their attempts to put you off you will be met with something resembling The Spanish Inquisition. And if you eventually do gain access it won't be all of it.

More what they want you to see.

Truth is doctors have too much power, aren't regulated well enough. The complaints proceedure is long and drawn out, and pathetically inadequate. Several people will die, and they still might not realise anything.

How they caught dr. Shipman remains a mystery. There must be some good out there if you can find it.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.