Comments on: Chelating physician surrenders http://EBDBlog.com/2007/08/24/chelating-physician-surrenders/ News, commentary, resources, and more about Emotional and Behavioral Disorders. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:15:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: JohnL http://EBDBlog.com/2007/08/24/chelating-physician-surrenders/#comment-42505 JohnL Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:24:26 +0000 http://EBDBlog.com/2007/08/24/chelating-physician-surrenders/#comment-42505 Andrew, I hope that sites such as yours help educate consumers (i.e., parents, families, and individuals with disabilities or other service needs) about choosing services based on explicit evidence about effectiveness. I agree that too many therapies are selected for the wrong reasons. Andrew, I hope that sites such as yours help educate consumers (i.e., parents, families, and individuals with disabilities or other service needs) about choosing services based on explicit evidence about effectiveness. I agree that too many therapies are selected for the wrong reasons.

]]> By: Andrew Houvouras http://EBDBlog.com/2007/08/24/chelating-physician-surrenders/#comment-41459 Andrew Houvouras Fri, 31 Aug 2007 20:28:45 +0000 http://EBDBlog.com/2007/08/24/chelating-physician-surrenders/#comment-41459 The doctor should never be allowed to practice medicine again. The parents have to blame the doctor because any introspection would result in the terribly harsh reality that they too are to blame. It's terribly sad, no matter which angle you take. It's a shame parents are so easily duped by charlatans with letters behind their name. MD's seem to have unlimited licenses to go beyond their medical training and be experts, not in disease and medicine but in learning, school, and behavior as well. I think if an MD was not adhering to the CDC recommendations, JAMA and the Surgeon General, I would question their competencies. With our pediatrician and our son's medical condition, he prefaces his recommendations with, "The Center for Disease Control's current position..." I find that very comforting. The doctor should never be allowed to practice medicine again. The parents have to blame the doctor because any introspection would result in the terribly harsh reality that they too are to blame. It’s terribly sad, no matter which angle you take. It’s a shame parents are so easily duped by charlatans with letters behind their name. MD’s seem to have unlimited licenses to go beyond their medical training and be experts, not in disease and medicine but in learning, school, and behavior as well.

I think if an MD was not adhering to the CDC recommendations, JAMA and the Surgeon General, I would question their competencies. With our pediatrician and our son’s medical condition, he prefaces his recommendations with, “The Center for Disease Control’s current position…” I find that very comforting.

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