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Originally posted by maleficent
There's one branch? of medicine that has the doctor acting as a healer of a sort, but have DO after their name rather than MD. Finding them is a little tougher. Something like 10 percent of all the doctors in the US are doctors of Osteopathy, and the majority of those are in Pediatrics and Obstetrics.
DO's practice a whole-person approach, which means they consider both the physical and mental needs of their patients, can't ask for more than that.
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I'm aware of them, though I've never visited one. There are a few in this area.
The best doctor I ever had was both an MD and a homeopath. The first appointment was a 90 minute interview. To him, the physical, mental, and emotional sides were all connected; he always said, "Ask the patient what's wrong, and if you listen correctly, they'll tell you." He was great. If I hadn't moved away, he'd still be my doctor.