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Teenage son

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"Teenage son"

About: Heart of Hounslow Centre for Health

An absolutely truly dreadful experience, my son was seen 3 times in the most cursory way before being put on to anti depressants against my better judgement.

The so called counselling stage was dreadful and they were constantly looking to medicate from the beginning.

Luckily my son who was 16 at the time worked it out quickly and ditched the mediation.

I'm not saying some people should use medication as help if its needed and its a life saver for some but he didn't - referral to a local counselling group like Ealing Abbey or Metanoia would have been a much better solution - I only found these groups after the event and now of course having experienced CAMHS poor attempts he won't go!

Damage done by them as far as I'm concerned.

Sledge hammer to crack a nut!

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Response from Diana Alvis Palma, Principle Systemic Family Therapist, West London NHS Trust 5 years ago
Diana Alvis Palma
Principle Systemic Family Therapist,
West London NHS Trust

Submitted on 19/02/2019 at 10:50
Published on Care Opinion at 12:34

Dear parent,

Thank you for sharing this feedback. We are sorry that you’ve had a disappointing experience and we really appreciate you bringing this issue to our attention. We prescribe medication following professional NICE guidelines and when medication is appropriate, it is offered alongside talking therapies. We aim to have thoughtful conversations with young people and parents about treatment choices available, and we take seriously young people’s and parents’ views. We agree that local counselling groups play an important role in helping young people struggling with mental health problems and your feedback will make us more decisive at including them as an option to be considered.

If you or your son would like to discuss this matter further, please contact CAMHS Operational Manager on 0208 354 8160

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