Honestly it didn't sound like she treated you with respect or you felt like you had say in your treatment. Do you trust this person would do the right if your life was in their hands? At some point your will be.

Would you go back to a “Sit down” restaurant that when you walk in told you were told what you were eating. Then argued that no you really want what they decided. They brought it to you long enough to for you to think your eating there. Then they picked it up put it into a to-go box and told you to pay.

I'll tell you about my and then my families most resent evaluation but most people it's not this extensive:

Intake for treatment

We brought our former medical records with us.

Me- My intake was 4 hours even though they had my past medical records and being what I thought stable was but they insisted mania. All of that information was entered into the computer while I talked. Boy were they wrong, I can get so much higher. They did not know whether to send me home. Then that was handed over to a psychologist to double check and diagnosis. She later became my therapist. Then all the records were handed over to my psychiatrist to review. Initial diagnosis: Bipolar with psychosis, history of anorexia

My Husband- His intake was about two hours but it was right after a extended sick leave because he was hypo mania and had crashed. They also had all his passed medical records. Then that was handed over to a psychologist to double check and diagnosis. Then all the records were handed over to his psychiatrist to review. Initial diagnosis: BP II

My son- His intake was about almost three hours. Again they had his medical records. His record's were triple checked also. Initial Diagnosis: ADHD

Then about month later we each met with our therapist who took more history and talked about goals. Each of our treatment plans were made. My husband and my crisis plan were made. We both had the option to release our info for all of our doctors to work together and whether information can be released to each other.

Then we met with our psychiatrists for 45 min.

Mine: went over my diagnosis, offered 3 choices of meds, I said no,, we talked about why we talked ****, he offered new choices again, I said no, we bartered to give him a year, I asked him if he had to what med would he take?, I walked out with a script for lamictal and an appointment for a month. That was 3 years ago.

My husband's: She was very quiet and wanted to know why he was there. Why he couldn't work. She said she was going to take him out of work for a year anyway. He left with a script for celexa and lamictal but felt crappier than when he went in. Added diagnosis: OCD

My son: We went over his history and meds that we have tried. She decided that she wanted a second opinion and scheduled a second opinion. She said that she is going to keep his current dx.

Since:
My dx added to my former: ED NOS, SAD. Tons of anti-depressant changes and small tweaks to current meds

My husband: New psychiatrist, med adjustment added an anti psychotic

My son: Had a 4 hour exam. While we filled out 4 hours of papers. Added DX: Mood disorder nos (she doesn't want to put bipolar), ASD. Med change.

All of our appointments with our psychiatrist are 20 mins. They have our therapist notes as well as all of our former notes.