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"Made my mental health a lot worse"

Honestly I don't know what to say. I've been discharged from camhs twice and both times I felt worse than when I started going, I didn't get diagnosed with anything despite struggling with several issues for 4+ years. I just got told it was 'part of my personality' which is just wonderful to know that my 'personality' is suicidal and I'll be struggling with self harm for the rest of my life like wow thanks so much for making me feel better!

I also feel like they tried to belittle my problems as after a suicide attempt she suggested that it was to 'get back' at my family or a boyfriend (!) for something. I honestly have no idea where she got this from as I've been suicidal for 5 years and I've never had a boyfriend (sidenote: she didn't ask if I had a boyfriend or even if I was straight which I think makes this even more inappropriate)

Finally, someone I saw in camhs told personal information about me to another patient which is just highly inappropriate for obvious reasons and has put me off seeking further help

So in summary: if you/your child get an appointment for this camhs unit, just run. Run in the opposite direction because from my experience it just leaves you feeling 10x worse and I wish I hadn't bothered in the first place

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Response from Nth Lincs CAMHS Psychology 6 years ago
Nth Lincs CAMHS Psychology
Submitted on 24/04/2017 at 12:45
Published on nhs.uk at 12:32


I am very sorry to hear of your experience with our CAMHS and this must have been very distressing for you.

This is not the experience we would wish our patients to have of our services and if you would like to contact us to give further details, we would be happy to look into this for you.

You can contact us on 0800 0154334 or email complaints@rdash.nhs.uk

Yours

Laura Powell

Complaints Manager

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust

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