Worst Dr ever, so cruel so mean, told me I'm not to speak until questioned, when I left the hospital he stopped almost all my meds now I'm at risk for seizures. I'm so scared n don't know what to do he scared me to death, I also told him my last I was not safe he told me good, all nurses gave me complaints forms

Submitted Oct. 21, 2022

While I was in treatment, he mocked me (telling me that I didn’t take enough morphine to kill myself) threatened me (if I didn’t detail what triggered my attempt on demand, he would keep me indefinitely), and showed zero empathy (when forced to explain, he told me to stop crying and wasting his time). He told a patient with a history of eating disorders that prescribed meds wouldn’t make her fat; he told another that he didn’t know what BPD was.

His “treatment” is to terrorize patients into compliance. This is the last person who should be entrusted with patients in a fragile state.

Submitted March 5, 2022

Horrible doctor who does not listen or treat people. Daily meetings with him are limited to 3-5 minutes. He does not counsel or provide therapy. He only manages an involuntary commitment program. He has no interest in your well being, only that you say what he wants to hear if you want to get released from his prison. Evil. No one has anything good to say about him.

Submitted Sept. 10, 2021

He is terrible. Demeaning, rude, inconsiderate and showed no empathy or compassion whatsoever. I would recommend staying away from him.

Submitted Aug. 10, 2021

Was misdiagnosed. Given the wrong meds. Had meds withheld. Was threatened into signing off that I was feeling safe and would obey his program. The man is a monster.

Submitted Sept. 23, 2020

Should never work with people
Poor bedside manner

Submitted May 26, 2020

This dr is the worst dr ever. My son had the unfortunate luck of getting him at Whitter pavilion. Because my son had never had any mental health issues I was weary of DrLipin's diagnosis. My son has been a drug addict for at least seven years. He had just been in holy family hospital mental health unit, wherae they drugged him with lots of Ssri drugs. These drugs raised a person's serotonin levels when mixed with the methadone he was on. Thru the social worker Katie, at whittier, I asked for a 5-HT test to be done. This test the serotonin level. Katie told me the Dr would do it and take my son off Ssri drugs, as a precaution. When I asked about the results, I was told the Dr didn't order it. I was furious. So, I did a little checking and found out that if the serotonin was high as I thought, that it would be a medical issue, not mental and the insurance company would insist he be sent for medical treatment and not pay for the mental health. So, in fact this dr lipin risked my son's life for financial gain. Stay away from him and Whittier.

Submitted May 2, 2018

this doctor was awful and I found him to violate most legal or ethical standards of conduct. The DMH regulations/laws that I feel he/his facility violated were as follows.(IV.A.6, F.3, 4.a, 5.a (Human Rights Violations) 6.a (contractual) N. (Humane psychological and physical environment) O., O.2, O.3, O.4.B, O.4.F (Informed consent, Retaliation) G. and H. (right to withdraw consent and Materials provided describing treatment.) U.1.A, U.1.B U.1.F U.3 (Mistreatment, (including retaliation) Mandatory reporting of abuse/neglect) W.1., W.2, W.3, (right to physical exercise and outdoor access) X.2.A-I-II and III, X.c (these ones are questionable but pertain to record access.) E.1.B, E.2.A, E.2.A.IV, E.4.A. I, II, III, IV, VI and VII (Treatment and services, Participation in treatment planning(informed consent required for this)) E.5.A, E.5.B (privilege restrictions) and V.1.A (Human rights infrastructure)

Submitted Nov. 19, 2013