Dr Claire Woolcock 2017-02-22 Person 1 5 0

My experience dealing with Dr Woolcock is similar to previous complaints. Dr Woolcock does not have the capacity to understand that administering more medication will cause more cognitive dysfunctions and ultimately irreversible brain damage with neuroleptic and benzodiazepines drugs. My brother is being treated at St Charles hospital, has been getting worse in terms of attention and focus – he lost interest in life and feeling depressed. When I asked him how he feels, he always reply, I feel sleepy all the time, tired and lethargic. He said, I was taking one medication once a day when I was in the community now they put me on 3 drugs, increased my dosag and taking them 3 times a day. I feel numb most of the time and drossy. I told my parents that they should request a replacement of this psychiatrist as clearly she thinks high dosag of meds is appropriate for most patients from what I can see from other complaints. My brother was a lively and happy person but now I see him mentally deteriorating from these harmful meds she put him on several times a day which clearly causing his cognitive impairment. Dr Woolcock’s treatment of his condition schizophrenia was to refer him to a rehab to gain life skills even though he’s been living with his girlfriend for many years and fully able and capable of doing normal daily chores. The rehab was refused. Dr Woolcock should be banned from practicing psychiatry. She’s obviously out of touch with the side effects of these meds that she prescribing and she has the audacity to say in my brother’s review – he is deteriorating since he was admitted – perhaps she needs to reduce his dosage and encourage him being active instead of limiting his leave. My parents have written to hospital managers requesting her replacement immediately as they too felt she was harsh on him. We requested his meds to be reviewed but Dr Woolcock thinks she does not need to listen to parents or family about his meds. Now we asked for a second opinion to review his meds. Dr Woolcock is a disaster to have as a psychiatrist, her treatment and diagnosis are flawed and out of touch with modern psychiatry.