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Dealing with Doctors | Strategizing for success

Building a partnership with your doctor: Deciding if you are seeing the right doctor

ByAlison Hayes August 30, 2019June 7, 2023

Third in the series on building a partnership with your doctor, this post digs into how to tell if you are seeing the right doctor.

Meet The Author

Alison Hayes

As a person with a sometimes-invisible illness that straddles neurology and psychiatry (Functional Neurological Disorder), I've dealt with a lot of the stigma surrounding physical and mental illnesses and both visible and invisible illnesses. I want to help other people with disabilities to regain perspective and control over their lives through manageable steps and make their lives better, one step at a time.

Photography courtesy of Terry Manning(terrymakes.com)