I HAVE WORKED IN THE MEDICAL FIELD FOR 15 YEARS AND THIS WAS THE WORST DOCTOR I HAVE EVER MET... NOT ONLY IS THE OFFICE FILTHY AND IN THE WORST PART OF TOWN POSSIBLE, BUT THE STAFF WAS COLD AND UNFRIENDLY, AND THE DOCTOR WAS EVEN WORSE. MY 13 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS. I CAME TO THIS DOCTOR FOR HELP. MY VISIT WAS RUSHED, I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE HE WAS LISTENING TO US AT ALL. AFTER BEING TOLD THAT SHE WAS TOO YOUNG TO DIAGNOSE WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER, HE SENT US AWAY. THE MENTAL HEALTH CARE IN THIS CITY IS PRETTY MUCH NONEXISTANT AND IT'S DOCTORS LIKE THIS THAT MAKE IT WHAT IT IS. I TOOK HER TO ANOTHER DOCTOR AFTER A STINT IN SPRING MOUNTAIN THAT DID DIAGNOSE HER AND START HER ON MEDS. I WENT AS FAR AS GOING TO A VERY POPULAR TALK SHOW HOST TO GET HELP. THIS IS ALMOST A YEAR LATER, AND SHE HAS BEEN AT A VERY WONDERFUL ACADEMY IN ST GEORGE UTAH THAT HAS TRULY HELPED HER. A THIRD PSYCHIATRIST ALONG WITH SEVERAL THERAPISTS AGREE THAT MY DAUGHTER IS BIPOLAR. SHE IS FINALLY GETTING HER MEDS WORKED OUT, AND GETTING BACK TO A NORMAL LIFE. I LEFT THAT OFFICE IN TEARS AND CRIED THE WHOLE WAY HOME. FOR SOMEONE WHO SPECIALIZES IN CHILDREN WITH PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS HE FAILED MISERABLY. I MANAGE A PRIMARY CARE DOCTORS OFFICE IN GREEN VALLEY AND I ALWAYS DEFER PEOPLE FROM GOING TO THIS OFFICE, AND SEND THEM SOMEWHERE ELSE BECAUSE I NEVER WANT ANOTHER MOTHER TO EVER GO THROUGH WHAT I DID. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A COMPASSIONATE UNDERSTANDING PSYCHIATRIST THIS IN NOT THE DOCTOR FOR YOU. I CAN'T URGE STRONGE ENOUGH THIS WAS A NIGHTMARE.
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