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Hi,<\/p>\n
How’s it going? I hope you are doing well.
Yesterday I got an email from someone that
talked about how her doctor didn’t care about
her and that he only took minutes to see
her each and every time and many times the
doctor didn’t even remember what was going on.<\/p>\n
Actually this person got one of my courses
that talks about a concept called the 95\/5
rule with bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n
Let me explain what it is.<\/p>\n
When I first started helping my mom,
eventually I discovered that most people (95%)
that were going to see a psychiatrist
were getting what I called “assembly
line treatment.”<\/p>\n
That’s when you go in and the doctor is like
“hi, how you doing, have this problem, how
are you feeling, okay see you next time.”<\/p>\n
If you get this kind of treatment you are
probably in the 95% category.<\/p>\n
If so, I call this assembly line treatment because
the person is almost going through an assembly line
where the doctor is not really caring all that much
about the person. It’s done in a mechanical kind
of uncaring way.<\/p>\n
Now I know I am going to get some hate mail from
doctors that say this isn’t true, I don’t know
what I am talking about and so forth but it
is true.<\/p>\n
It’s not only with psychiatrists but also with
all kinds of other professionals.<\/p>\n
If you have bipolar disorder, there\u2019s another reason why
I strongly encourage you to have a friend OR family member
become involved in your treatment so you can
get 5% treatment or become a 5 percenter.<\/p>\n
Let’s kind of review the math.<\/p>\n
Basically, out of every 100 patients a doctor has,
I believe 95 receive assembly line treatment. The
doctor comes in, looks briefly at the chart, asks a
couple of questions, writes a prescription, and then
moves on to the next patient. The doctor doesn\u2019t give
these patients a second thought once he leaves the
examination room. <\/p>\n
The other 5 patients, however, receive extraordinary
care. The doctor is attentive to them, listens to their
questions, explains things carefully, tries to reduce
their concerns, works closely with the families, and
thinks about their conditions even outside of the office.<\/p>\n
Every person deserves to receive the \u201c5 % care,\u201d but
that\u2019s just not the way the world works. Unfortunately,
even the best doctors are going to focus the majority of
their attention on a minority of patients. Obviously,
you want to be in that minority with your doctor and
other medical professionals.<\/p>\n
The only way to avoid assembly line treatment is for
you AND your loved one to become actively involved in
the treatment process. Your loved one should periodically c
heck in with your doctor to ask about your condition,
drop by to chat with your therapist, and stay in touch
with your pharmacist. Every one of your medical
professionals should know your loved one\u2019s face,
voice, and name almost as well as they know yours.<\/p>\n
With my mom, I always called the receptionist, I went
in to see my mom’s doctor. My mom and I did joint reports
of how see was feeling. We emailed them, faxed them. We
were serious people. As a result everyone started to remember
us and we started to get into the 5% group.<\/p>\n
You might think this is “crazy” but it totally works.<\/p>\n
The reason this approach works is that it lets the
doctor know that someone is watching out for you\u2014and
making sure that he doesn\u2019t mess up. He knows he\u2019s
going to have to stay on his toes, so he won\u2019t take
sloppy shortcuts when it comes to your treatment since
he knows it could come back to haunt him if he does.<\/p>\n
SUPPORTING AN ADULT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?
Visit:
http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/report11<\/p>\n
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Visit:
http:\/\/www.bipolarparenting.com<\/p>\n
HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER?
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http:\/\/www.survivebipolar.net<\/p>\n
Many times, people who don\u2019t have anyone else watching out for
their best interests (when they aren’t stable) or who
try to keep their treatment secret from their family
members or friends are the ones who end up in the 95.
Hands-on involvement is the only way to keep medical
professionals in line and to ensure that you get the
best treatment available at all times.<\/p>\n
Well I have to take off now. I hope you have a good
day and I will catch you tomorrow.<\/p>\n
PLEASE POST RESPONSES TO THIS EMAIL HERE<\/p>\n
Your Friend,<\/p>\n
Dave<\/p>\n
P.S. Don’t forget to take a look through the
different programs I’ve put together… each one is designed
to help you with a different area of bipolar disorder whether
you have it or you are supporting someone with it.
You can see them all and get the details by visiting:
http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/catalog.asp<\/p>\n
P.P.S. Check out my F.ree blog with copies of emails
that I have sent in the past and lots of great
information for you:
http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/supporterblog\/<\/p>\n
P.P.P.S Check out my F.ree podcast. Hear me give
mini seminars designed to teach you information
you can’t learn anywhere else.
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