Dr Diana Cassell

Dr Diana Cassell 2020-04-23 Person 5 5 0

Dr Cassell is the most professional, caring, committed doctor. Her approach to patients is unique, she does her best to assess their postion, put herself in their shoes and find the best solution for both patients and their families.

Dr Diana Cassell 2016-09-30 Person 3 5 0

i had a eating very bad dissorder and i treated myself with veganism but this doctor wasnt sure i should be a vegan but i put the weight on and made her happy .she told people i have control issue cos my aspergers and thats why i had a eating dissordr i think she is right sometimes i did see casells and she didnt listen alot but to tell the truth i feel lost and casell is smart and the only person who will understand that i am aspergers /autistic with social anxiety.i am so lost noone understand how hard everything is with my heart racing and paranoid and depressed cos i cant do anything without panick ing and hurting and pain and worried and stress with no control no power with myself .it has made me so suicidal my social anxiety because eveything is hard for me i am 15 i have no friends i go out once a week to buy shopping and one time a week is soo hard i look so dumb to everone i feel like eveyone look at me and laugh and judge me.i have social services in my life and i am not diagnosed wit aspergers but i am happy with caseels cos she told my mum she sure i am but noone else i felt like they think i am pretending to not do things.my life is so bad cos of my social anxiety i had it my whole life but i am deseprate now sometimes i see someone look angey at me a stranger in public for what ever reason or maybe jelous idk wat they would b jelous of me for cos im embaressing but then i blame myself and beat myself up even if it is not my problem or if all i did was been seen i think why did i come out im so dumb im making ''her;;life (the person who looked at me strange)her life worse by showing my face.pretty much i am desperate and cassels is my only hope.we do not have a cool relashinship cos i never talk but in side my heart she is my hope and when i had my eating dissorder i felt like she was makin my life worse by making me eat but now that is gone i have so many other things and i see the truth that diana is the only person to help i am very greatful she know about mental health problems and if she never knew who would know .noone would no just think i am problem girl really.I am happy with this doctor.alot of people wont like her who have a eating dissorder but you will love her if you have other problems cos she is your only hope.

Dr Diana Cassell 2015-04-03 Person 1 5 0

Unfortunately, Dr Diana Cassell was extremely unprofessional when she treated me for Anorexia Nervosa. Despite only meeting with her twice throughout my treatment at CAMHS, both times I came out feeling appalled and confused by the way I had been treated and made to feel. She abused her position of authority and used my mental state to belittle and patronise me, often dismissing anything I said and not opening up to discussion 'because I was not in a right state of mind.' I am fully aware that people can become manipulative and deceitful when suffering from anorexia, however, no matter how ill I was, I was always polite and rational when dealing with professionals. My points were very valid and I am sure of that now as a recovered anorexic. Therefore, I feel a constructive point would be that Diana Cassell should learn the skill of listening and treating each patient as an individual. Moreover, her stature and abrupt manner perpetuated this feeling of insignificance in her presence. She should perhaps try to act slightly more softer and caring especially considering she is working with emotionally vulnerable people. Finally, I still remember one thing she said that still particularly stands out to me now as it did when I was sitting in a chair opposite her three years ago. At this point in my anorexia, I was critically underweight and was about to be admitted to inpatient. Although my food consumption was absolutely minimal, I still drank (probably far too much) water, to which, Dr Diana Cassell said, 'most people would stop drinking by now, I am surprised you're still drinking.' Anyone who has any experience with eating disorders knows how competitive they can be. Luckily, as I am (as I mentioned before) a rational person, I was unaffected by the comment as I now believe those litres of water were the only things keeping me alive (and not becoming dehydrated.) It shocks me that someone who supposedly is a professional in the field of eating disorders would say something so insensitive. I truly hope for the sake of sufferers now that Diana Cassell has become more tactful with her approach to dealing with eating disorders.