ADHDA and aconcerta

hic1957 · #1 Feb 13, 2008, 12:46 PM

HI -

I am currently seeing a psychiatrist who is prescribing concerta - he only does medication management, no therapy -- ( I am seeing a social worker for behavior modification)

the psychiatrist who is prescribing concerta only asks a few questions: how are you, everything ok at work? at home? any questions for me? concerns? comments?

hands me a prescription and I'm in & out of his office in 10 minutes -

I know ANY md can prescribe this medication - but the psychiatrist I'm seeing insists that only another psychiatrist SHOULD prescribe this medication and not a general MD - he seems to feel a general MD is not QUALIFIED in either ADHD and/or concerta.

IS adha and/or concerta so specialized as to warrant this kind of concern?

thanks

Howard



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