British Columbia
New Westminster
Psychiatry
active
female
Referral Required
Psychiatry
M.D. - 1979 - UBC (Canada)
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Dr. Isomura is responsible for a medical error she made in assessing me. She is pleasant enough as a person and I understand she has made contributions to mental health; I am writing this to caution anybody who may see her in a clinical capacity. She was 1 1/2 hrs late for my appt, the appt felt like an interrogation, she was not attentive and she made a hasty and unjustifiable decision to use the Mental Health Act to have me arrested and detained. I believe she was too tired to exercise good judgement, possibly she lacked a clear understanding of the legal criteria for arrest under the MHA. Or she just wanted to exercise her authority. She has left me with terrible nightmares and struggling with each day; in the end, she simply shooed me away like a dog. She never acknowledged the harm made by her decision and never apologized. A position paper has been written by Dr. Groves for the BC Civil Liberties regarding the improper use of the MHA and concerned patients should read this; the MHA needs amendments to prevent similar misuse. The Police would never be able to sidestep scrutiny for a questionable arrest. Anybody who has ever been held against their will and forced to submit to indignities, will understand what I feel. Should this ever be read by Dr. Isomura, please know that I felt it necessary to do what I could to prevent any other patient from experiencing the consequences that I have been put through; I had hoped you would have helped me deal with the ongoing and seemingly permanent emotional fallout arising from your mistake. Instead you turned your back and walked away. You had moral, ethical and legal responsibilities. I needed to know that you were sorry for the chaos you have created in my life but I guess you felt it more important to protect your self-esteem. Please don't be so quick to make a decision that could leave a patient's life barely worth living anymore. And when you make a mistake (you're human and it's okay), an apology can be powerfully therapeutic.
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