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Don't know where to turn to.

Posted By Square peg

"Don't know where to turn to."

About: Crichton Royal Hospital / General Psychiatry

(as the patient),

I think there are too many locum Psychiatrists.  I feel some I have come into contact with have a very cavalier attitude with no understanding of Autistic people(adults).  Medications caused me harm and took way too long to sort out .  (I feel I needed to be weened off not ejected from a high dose). Feel deeply upset. I now do not engage with Dumfries mental health system as I am too scared and being autistic makes it hard to communicate.

GP is a very nice guy but to him I 'look' okay.

One psychiatrist left me absolutely terrified and I was unable to engage after that.  My situation is once again getting desperate and I don't know who to turn to.

What could be improved? Joined up thinking, the option to communicate non-verbally and reading patient history.


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Response from Linda McKechnie, Lead Nurse and Professional Manager, Community Mental Health Services, Mental Health, Learning Disabilities, Psychology and Specialist Drug and Alcohol Directorate, NHS Dumfries and Galloway 5 years ago
Linda McKechnie
Lead Nurse and Professional Manager, Community Mental Health Services, Mental Health, Learning Disabilities, Psychology and Specialist Drug and Alcohol Directorate,
NHS Dumfries and Galloway

Submitted on 16/10/2018 at 12:36
Published on Care Opinion at 16:13

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Dear Square Peg,

I am very sorry that you feel that you have had a poor experience of our mental health services. It would be helpful for me to find out more about your specific concerns so that I can direct this to the most appropriate person, so would appreciate if you could email me directly on linda.mckechnie@nhs.net

thank you

kind regards

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Update posted by Square peg (the patient)

Thanks very much for reaching out to me. I appreciate that. Thought I'd better give an update. My parents have taken me to my GP and I feel as though there has been positive outcome(s). My frustrations with the system had been building up for a long time and I have sent you an email with what those are. Feels good to get that off my chest. I was feeling desperate but not so much now.

Thanks very much.

Response from Linda McKechnie, Lead Nurse and Professional Manager, Community Mental Health Services, Mental Health, Learning Disabilities, Psychology and Specialist Drug and Alcohol Directorate, NHS Dumfries and Galloway 5 years ago
Linda McKechnie
Lead Nurse and Professional Manager, Community Mental Health Services, Mental Health, Learning Disabilities, Psychology and Specialist Drug and Alcohol Directorate,
NHS Dumfries and Galloway

Submitted on 18/10/2018 at 08:57
Published on Care Opinion at 09:28

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Dear Square Peg,

Further to our recent email discussion, I'd like to thank you very much for getting in touch and for being so open about your experiences. I am very pleased to hear that you are feeling so much better and wish you well. kind regards

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