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Ronald Fieve, MD
Fieve Foundation-Depression
(3 Reviews)
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161 Fort Washington Ave Rm 322 New York, NY 10032
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(3 Reviews)
Service
4 star average for Service
Environment
4 star average for Environment
Staff
2.5 star average for Staff
Expertise
1.5 star average for Expertise
Recommended
1 star average for Recommended
Sadly, BK has made a major mistake, Dr. Fieve is exceptional, and is able to read immediately what the problem is with a patient, He is such a genius that he is able to diagnose within a moment, which may make an individual feel somewhat uncomfortable when relying on earlier false diagnosis. How did he know immediately that you had been sexually abused? You may wish to ask yourself that. I feel that what made you uncomfortable was that he knew too much,and he disrupted your comfortable illusory protected place,.
by John Macwhinnie xxx.xxx.105.206
June 15, 2015
I saw Dr. Fieve for the first time today, and I can say with great confidence that I will never go back to see him again. I was diagnosed with OCD and depression many years ago, and have been treated for it and on medicine for eight years now. I needed a new psychiatrist because my family recently moved to New York City. My condition is very well controlled and has been manageable for years now, but I needed someone to continue prescribing me the medicine I need, monitor my general wellbeing, and be able to talk to my university in order to allow me to have access to materials from the disabilities department that help me with my studies. When I went in to speak to Dr. Fieve, he first asked which medicines I was taking. When I was telling him what I was on and what they were for, he kept cutting me off mid-sentence, but I just attributed this to him wanting to have the information he needed, not plain rudeness - I was wrong. He then said that he had some questions to ask about my background. One of the first questions that came up was if I had ever been sexually abused, and he then asked me to explain this in more detail. As I had only known him for a few minutes and had not even told him all of the information about my mental illnesses that are generally the first things asked at other psychiatric treatment centers, this made me uncomfortable. All other doctors I have seen in the past would ask more about my OCD and depression before getting to details that are often more difficult to share, such as details of sexual abuse. Most do not approach that topic in the first session at all, let alone the first few minutes. I do not believe he was very understanding of this. He then told me that he was diagnosing me with Bipolar Disorder. This confused me, as I had only been speaking with him for about 15 minutes, whereas my current diagnoses had been given to me by doctors I had seen for years, every single week at least once. He informed me that my previous doctors were incorrect. He said that the medicine I was already on was sometimes used for Bipolar anyway, and that looking at and listening to my history he knew for sure that I had Bipolar. I tried to explain to him that even if he was indeed correct, I thought it did not make a lot of sense to change a diagnosis in such a short amount of time, when he did not yet know much about my background and he had not even heard of or discussed any specific experiences that could lead to this diagnosis in detail. At this point, he started to lose his temper. He kept cutting me off mid-sentence and speaking louder and over me. He said in a very mocking way, “Ok, well why don’t you sign a waiver and I won’t give you your mood stabilizers and we’ll see if you have Bipolar that way?”. This was not only an unprofessional way of speaking to me, but also did not make sense given that I had been put on that medicine by a previous doctor who had diagnosed me with depression. He kept pointing to the book he wrote called “Moodswings” and telling me over and over that he knew what he was talking about and my previous doctors were all wrong. Then he said “Maybe you need to see a therapist to deal with how you are handling my diagnosis. What’s so bad about having bipolar? Why are you reacting in such an extreme way?”. I tried to explain that my problem was not with bipolar, but rather with how he was approaching my treatment and speaking to me. He continued to snap at me and completely dismiss any thoughts I had or wanted to discuss with him, any questions I had about my medicine or diagnosis, and in the end brought me to tears. Throughout the years, I have seen many therapists. Some were wonderful, and some were more detrimental to my mental health than beneficial. Dr. Fieve without a doubt falls into the latter category. I am generally incredibly stable and lead a very normal, happy life. I have not felt like I did coming out of Dr Fieve’s office since I did when I was in a terrible place with my mental health problems. He is the kind of doctor who does not respond nicely to those who want to know why he is making a decision rather than just accepting it. I feel that seeing him would be a danger to my wellbeing. I will not be going back to Dr. Fieve, and I strongly encourage those looking for a psychiatrist to look elsewhere.
by BK xxx.xxx.207.153
July 30, 2014
Did you notice a foul odor when you arrived at this provider's office?
No, I didn't notice an odor
Did this provider wear an obnoxious cologne?
No, they didn't wear any cologne
Did this provider use excessive foul language?
No
Did this provider promise services he/she couldn't provide?
No, they were able to provide everything they said they would
Were the staff members able to answer your questions?
Yes, they were able to answer my questions
by Anonymous
May 20, 2011
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