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2023-11-01
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Written by a NHS patient
Written by a NHS patient 1st November 2023
My experience was from an online meeting after covid. My assessment was only 40 mins long which felt incredibly rushed. I did not feel appropriately assessed online as you can’t see my entire body and when the assessment was finished the doctor commented on the fact I was able to sit still the entre meeting. This was not true and he could not see the rest of my body. I was in fact moving, I just never got up or walked around as that would have been rude to do in a meeting but I digress. My diagnosis at the end was inconclusive and because I struggle with mental health they wanted me to do six months of therapy before coming back to the clinic. I did not feel seen, I didn’t not feel validated, I would not recommend an online assessment.
27th November 2023
Response from Psychiatry-UK
Hello Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We are sorry that you were not happy with the outcome of your assessment. For a diagnosis to be made, a patient's symptoms must meet the diagnostic criteria set out in the DSM-5. If you feel that your assessment was too rushed and would like to speak to a member of our staff, please contact our Patient Experience Team. They will be able to arrange a call and discuss these issues with you.