Alan L. Berkowitz Clinic San Diego
11770 BERNARDO PLAZA COURT
San Diego, CA, United States
92128
11770 BERNARDO PLAZA COURT
San Diego, CA, United States
92128
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http://www.psychiatriccenters.com
Facility Affiliations
Dr. Alan L. Berkowitz's Credentials
Education
- University Of Michigan Medical School (Grad. 1984)
Insurance accepted by this Doctor
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Secure Horizons
TERRIBLE! At the beginning of the visit I informed him of the last provider I had seen and within 30 seconds he began yelling at me about them allegedly breaking the law. It was horrible and I was on the verge of tears the entire visit as a result. He was incredibly condescending and spent excessive time on his on personal anecdotes and cut me off constantly when I was talking. I tried to explain to him issues that I had with certain symptoms and what I wanted to get out of my medication treatment - he wouldn't let me finish half of my sentences. It was if I was talking to a wall and my opinion on how I was feeling didn't matter. I am a highly trained health care professional with an advanced degree myself, but you would think that I was just a random person off of the street who knew nothing about medicine based on how he spoke to me when I attempted to explain why I wanted to stay on certain medications (not controlled substances) that were working well for me, which he never even bothered to ask. By the way, he goes in completely the opposite direction of treatment guidelines for several very common mental conditions. He started listing off several medications, and I told him that I didn't want to take a certain medication that causes so much weight gain that it's literally used for frail elderly people in nursing homes to *make* them put on weight, especially because the med I was already using for that was working for me. He then ended the visit very rudely. He was absolutely horrible. I was astounded that any medical professional would treat their patient this way. I would not recommend Dr. Berkowitz to anyone unless they want to cry after and feel completely unheard.
Submitted Dec. 2, 2021