I am looking for a new psychatrist to help manage my current meds. I was looking in the big city I live in and there are a lot of "PA's" not sure if it stands for psychatric assistant but the person I spoke to at one clinic said they do everything a sychatrist can do and same price. I guess the benefit is the PA is available sooner. 

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I am on a benzo and I have bipolar is there any risk of seeing a "PA" or is it the same thing.

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I actually would like somone one more liberlal and not old school psychatry but I am not sure if this is a good idea. Has any9one ever seen a PA for there mental health and managing meds?