Telephone appointment with psychiatrist

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  • Rosie_Scope
    Rosie_Scope Posts: 7,259 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Good on you for making that call @Jane315STARX, it's good that you're letting someone know that the way you have been treated isn't acceptable. I hope the appointment with your GP is helpful.

  • Jane315STARX
    Jane315STARX Posts: 995 Championing

    Well I imagine the GP will probably feel nervous about putting what I said across.I said he was "a pillock".But at this point in my life I've got nothing to lose because even if they decide to take away any potential services.I don't actually care.As I said in my message "this Dr has made me feel worse".I went to them looking for help for the first time in 20 years ad services have gone so far down the pan that I now understand why there are so many suicides

  • Jane315STARX
    Jane315STARX Posts: 995 Championing

    Looking at it from the outside.you have a single mum with serious mental health issues I.e depression and anxiety with a suicidal teenager,no family or support network and this psychiatrist has treated me to a diagnosis in 26 min phone conversation ( which most of was 15 min discussion about location and medication history).Then 3 months later a 19 minute follow up.So I think it says it all