Measurement-Based Care: What's Your Number Today?

I have kept a mood chart for the last 10 years. From it, my doctor and I can at a glance see what has worked, what has partially worked, and what hasn't. I credit keeping a mood chart with finding the medications that have put me in remission.

I have never kept a mood chart.  I think I need to look in to it.  I find that on pdoc or therapy days I am more on the north side of normal because I look forward to these appointments.  Never mind the day before may have been terrible with a for no reason crying jag.  Thanks for the post - more to think about.

That sounds like something doctors should require their patients

 to keep track of before making an office visit.

I recently went with my girlfriend to a new doc for a second opinion.

It is my belief that she is overmedicated.

Anyway.. the visit was initially in my view a disaster.

She had trouble coummunicating her symptoms.

I didn't care for the doc either and his methods.

He essentially through his hands up and got a colleague ( sp ? ).

Now this guy I liked. He communicated very well what should be done.

He is getting records of her history for the past several years and

will base treatment on these findings as well as current symptoms.

 

On the subject of charting symptoms I feel this would have been a big

help in reaching a viable treatment plan.

As you mentioned Sue , in her situation , she is not in a super low ,

but not functioning at her best either. That can be hard to verbalize.

 

Finally ... is the QID something to be obtained through the pdoc's office

?

 

Thanks