[fishyjoe]

Been using Lifestance for my therapist/psychiatrist since it was one of the few places that took Medicaid.

Calling it a digital pill-mill seems inaccurate based on my experiences, but maybe other providers within the system are shadier than the ones I've interacted with.

My main complaint is that I've met with multiple therapists and none of them are really academic like I want my therapists to be. Good vibes does not work for me, show me some data.

[rideontime]

That's exactly the "therapist vs. psychiatrist" divide mentioned in the article. If you want "academic," you aren't going to get it from people paid the same as “'mani-pedi or salon haircut' workers."

[jeffreyrogers]

Psychiatrist is an MD (or DO) who has completed residency and can prescribe drugs. You can find therapists who have PhDs who are equal to or superior to psychiatrists in their knowledge and skills.

I don't really see any reason why a psychiatrist would be any better than a therapist (unless you need to be prescribed psychiatric drugs) once you control for general intelligence and experience. Very little of the med school education is relevant to what a therapist does.