I had a horrible experience with my first psychiatrist and it scared me away from seeking help... I quit my meds and quit seeing him. That was over a year ago. I'm still trying to work up the courage to go to a different doctor. Well, tonight I happened to look up reviews for him and wow! It definitely wasn't just me! He was a real creep!

“I met Dr. ____ for the first time today and felt like a child being scolded. He yelled at me and made me feel stupid for not remembering every med I’ve been on in the past four years, even from when I was in crisis. Horrible attitude.”

“A terribly moody, mercurial man who blames his patients for their shortcomings, even if he makes a mistake. (He made a mistake on a prescription and became furious with me.) He will not abide rudeness, which includes calm, very gently stated criticism or even a misgiving, yet he routinely keeps patients waiting for up to an hour and a half. If you are have a weight problem you may have to endure snarky remarks. I’ve cried after more than one session w/ him. Extremely patronizing.”

“Absolutely not! Was a patient of his for two years. The experience was a nightmare. He doesn’t listen to what you tell him about what the medications he puts you on are doing to you or how you are reacting from them. He looks down and is writing another prescription while you are trying to talk about what is happening to you. Not everyone is a textbook patient and everyone’s chemistry is different. Thank God, I got away from this man when I did. I have a wonderful psychiatrist now.”

I finally feel justified in how scared I felt about going to him! All of the above is true, plus a lot more.