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Originally Posted by Aguila Blanca
Frank, the whole question of evidence when dealing with a government agency as huge as the Social Insecurity Administration or the Veterans Administration is very dicey.....
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Often it's difficult to determine with evidence exactly what is going on and why. But the fact that it's difficult to find evidence to prove a supposition doesn't turn a suspicion into a fact or a guess into reality.
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Originally Posted by Aguila Blanca
...I know with absolute certainty, as a result of frequenting the local VA hospital for most of my primary health care, that part of the intake before each appointment (along with taking my temperature and blood pressure) is to ask if I'm feeling depressed today, "even a little bit."....
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Which means what? Is asking that kind of screening question a bad idea? Is it inconsistent with the standard of care expect of competent physicians? Is there a good "art of care" rationale for that sort of routine question?
It would be worthwhile to have some input from a physician on that issue.