where can i find a psychiatrist in Toronto?

takeitslowly wrote:

Hi babblers:  I still have issues related to my diagnose (gender identity disorder). I do not know what I should do next or who I should talk to because I feel stuck.

 its so hard to find a psychiatrist , the only type of doctor who can diagnose a patient and is covered by OHIP, to do regular follow up with patients in Toronto. It costs 200 dollar a session to see a psychologist and over a 100 to see a psychotherapist, and psychiatrists can only be referred by your family doctor and I only got to see a psy...chiatrist for one time and they said they don't need to see me again.

 

does anyone know anything about seeing a psychiatrist, not just a therapist or a counsellor?

Have you tried to access a counsellor who works on a sliding scale? In Edmonton we have many who do that. When looking to be treated I I looked up the Alberta Psycholigists Association. You could narrow your search to the city you live in and read their profiles. You could also narrow your search by whatever need or challenge you had. The other possibilty is to call a distress line. Some of them are quite good about matching people to affordable resources.

TIS, about 25 years ago, I lived in Toronto, and I told my doctor that I was depressed. She referred me to a psychiatrist who assessed me and then sent a report back to the doctor. My MD was secretive about the report, so when she stepped out of the room, I looked at the report and got caught reading it, and my doctor was furious with me. All she sent me for was for a one appointment assessment, which was a waste of my time and taxpayers money. It wasn't what I wanted nor needed. I think you got the same thing done to you, a one appointment assessment. I then went to a different doctor, a better one, who referred me to a psychiatrist who listened to my issues and concerns over the course of numerous appointments until I felt my issues were sufficiently addressed. Go to another doctor to get what you need.