It is apparent when you talk with Dr. Sobel that he has many years of experience. However, I found his ""bedside"" manner leaving a lot to be desired. It's rather obvious when you visit him, that he can only limit you to a certain time frame and talks very fast during the visit to get you out of there in time. Our last visit with Dr. Sobel was especially ugly. He asked my questions and would not wait for me to finish my answer - just cut me off halfway through each time and appeared very impatient. He also berated my son who suffers from depression. Maybe Dr. Sobel was having a bad day but when I talked to other psychiatrists about Dr. Sobel's response to my son, they could not believe that a physician could be that insensitive. We have switched psychiatrists and found an incredible one in Old Town who takes time to listen and not cut the patient off midway in their sentence; and acts as though she cares about her patients. I had written psychiatrists off completely after our interaction with Dr. Sobel but not I have more hope. I think Dr. Sobel would be good for someone who just wants medication visits but there is nothing else there, as far as I can see.
Pros: good to get meds, because he is anxious to try any meds available
Cons: insensitive to patients
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