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Alfred Coodley, MD, PhD
Los Angeles

JAMA. 1980;243(4):329.

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To the Editor.—

It appears that Nathan Schnaper, MD (242:327, 1979), thinks shopping is the key to choosing a psychotherapist. Well, I cannot say he is completely wrong, but I believe most patients have a somewhat better plan available to them. After all, a significant number of patients are referred by their internist or general practitioner, and said physician's choice of a psychotherapist is usually based on reasonably successful past performances with other patients who had been referred to that therapist.

Still another source stems from physicians in any specialty having a personal acquaintanceship or friendship with one of the local therapists. I know, for example, that a number of the physicians in my medical building frequently have lunch together, with the result that we know one another well. Assuming, of course, that a rather positive impression is created and the necessity for a psychotherapy referral comes up, your lunch . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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Edited by John D. Archer, MD, Senior Editor.

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