Psychiatrists

[asd]

Originally Posted by Ana3arabi!

A psychiatrist can, on the first visit, give you a sample pack of drugs to start on, until the next visit.. it depends on whether your problem is too complicated to be identified from the first visit. but because these drugs are usually prescribed for a number of different problems, they can start you on a drug they think might help you and change it later.

Thank you Ana3arabi for your answer, can you tell us about the fees please since it seems that you already visited a psychiatrist; specifically : the fee of the first visit, and the fee of each visit for the drug management

[Ana3arabi!]

I don't know what the fees are because i have health coverage & didn't pay anything, just filled out a form. It could be really expensive, I don't know. I've also been to a psychiatrist and they charge quite a lot, starting from around $80 although there might be ones that charge much less than that. I'm guessing psychiatrists would charge more, or maybe the same, but not less than psychologists. A psychiatrist is a doctor, a psychologist isn't a doctor so it makes sense that they would charge more. But honestly I can't give you any numbers other than this, because i don't know how much they charge.
But maybe you could call & ask about the price in advance of booking an appointment.

[asd]

Originally Posted by Ana3arabi!

I don't know what the fees are because i have health coverage & didn't pay anything, just filled out a form. It could be really expensive, I don't know. I've also been to a psychiatrist and they charge quite a lot, starting from around $80 although there might be ones that charge much less than that. I'm guessing psychiatrists would charge more, or maybe the same, but not less than psychologists. A psychiatrist is a doctor, a psychologist isn't a doctor so it makes sense that they would charge more. But honestly I can't give you any numbers other than this, because i don't know how much they charge.
But maybe you could call & ask about the price in advance of booking an appointment.

Do you think that a neurologist who says on his sign "اختصاصي في معالجة الاضطرابات العصبية والنفسية" would charge less since he is a neurologist in the first place and not a pure psychiatrist ( and due to the existence of neurologists quite alot than psychiatrists ) ?

[Ana3arabi!]

hm, i don't know. never encountered such a thing. i don't think neurologists are qualified to practice psychiatry, unless this guy has specialized in both...

[asd]

I see, thanks for everything...

Last question : do you think that medical centers ( organizations ) which have psychiatry services charge less ? and do you know some of these centers ?