"Calif Bill" wrote in message
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"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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"John Smith" wrote in message
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Can you imagine a spouse who would call their spouse who was a doctor
a
paramedic?

Yes, in the past their was a major stigma for anyone to admit to have
a
mental health problem, but that stigma covered all mental health
providers.
Those who buy into the stigma do not feel any better having a mental
health
problem or having to ask for help, if the provider is a doctor or a
therapist.

If you want to believe Harry's imaginary world, feel free.

Anyone who really wanted to verify if Harry's wife is a doctor would
be
able
to do a search of doctors in Maryland and see if their is a female
doctor
by
the name of Krause whose specialty is psychiatry. I would not bother
because I know it is a lie.

You know it's a lie....how? Your research methods fascinate me.



If his wife was a psychiatrist, he would call her that. Being a
psychotherapist does not require a Ph.D., and being a psychiatrist does
require an MD. So at the most she has a doctorate in psychology. And
reading all the other lies he states, I believe nada on the wife.


I guess my internist's not an internist, because 99% of the time, I refer to
him as a doctor, or just Bob. Incidentally, in the academic world,
psychiatrists are referred to as psychotherapists, therapists,
practitioners, and a host of other names. I guess it doesn't matter to
people who know what they're talking about.