Reviews of Centra Medical Group Piedmont Psychiatric Center (Psychiatrist)

Unnoticed Shadow

I started seeing Dr. G in 2005 for depression. He first misdiagnosed me as schizoaffective, and put me on a hard cocktail of antipsychotics. Naturally, these drugs both destroyed my cognition and completely changed my personality. Those drugs gave me strong desires inflict harm on others while I had minimal control. This was something that I had never experienced before. Dr. G did not listen to me when I told him that these pills were giving me serious side effects. He just rolled his eyes and told me that it was his job to "keep my ass out of jail". He would increase the dosage, and switch me over to more antipsychotics, which only further made things worse. The drugs had changed me so much that I was no longer able to think rationally or clearly. I was lost in an imaginary world with the thinking process of a 7 year old. He then changed my diagnosis to Bipolar, which resulted in another change of drugs. I was so drugged, that people thought that I was autistic. I was sent to the state lunatic ward by the orders of Dr. G, and it was there that I was diagnosed as having Aspergers. It wasn't until years later that I decided to come off the drugs myself, and to stop seeing this doctor. Within months, I had lost 100 pounds and regained my cognition. I was beginning to feel alive for the first time in over a decade. As it turns out, I'm not schizoaffective, bipolar, or even on the autistic spectrum. I am not even really depressed. I have built up anger from a rotten childhood, which I am learning to deal with that as time goes on. Unfortunately, mental health records are forever and carry that dreaded stigma. Even though I was misdiagnosed, I will always be seen as a "defective". I can't believe that I went through such hell for years under the lies of being "mentally defective" and drugged. It was the damn drugs that caused all of this mess in the first place! I have literally spent almost all of my childhood and 20's in this hell. The mental health system is a joke is it destroys lives!

Ms B

Dr. Broszko is best! He takes his time to listen and resolve your problems.I would highly recommend him if you want someone to understand you and put you in great care.

Colton Stinson

I went to Centra in order to obtain sleeping medicine for my insomnia. Told my doctor the 1st time I saw her that I was not depressed and did not want to be on an antidepressant. My mood had been fine for years and I was steadily exercising and feeling good (other than sleep issues). I informed her that when I had been on antidepressants in the past that they actually made me feel depressed along with other bad side effects. Yet she still tried to prescribe me them twice and did not tell me that they were antidepressants. Luckily, I google the medicine I am prescribed in order to know more about it. I was furious to learn she prescribed me medicine that I told her I had side effects with. It feels like they don't listen to their patients at all. It seems that a lot of the reviews are about people being prescribed medicine that they do not need or that do not react well with them. Perhaps they should discuss the medication with the patient before just writing a prescription. I will not be reccomending piedmont to anyone.

Angela Ellsworth

I was seen over a year ago for the 1st time. Right after that they were starting having problem keeping staff members. They had to re-schedule my appointments and re-schedule finally after a few months of re-schedule calls I told them to take me off the list. Now my meds are not working and I am having trouble functioning. I called to make an appointment I have to call back next month to hopefully get an appointment in July. Patients were the med are the only thing keeping them going should have a priority.

Daniel Roberts

It's super sad when you have someone begging for their help. Everyone they love has given up on them they feel defeated, lost, hopeless, so you go to this safe haven that's suppose to help and they sure can talk the talk. You go for help only to be judge by your past and to be put on the same medicine just different brands after years of it not working they tell ya that maybe meds can't help you You just need to deal with it. I may be mad but that's what they told me. My counselor there is amazing but the Drs. really do not care do not look at your past history and only want to listen to you for 5 mins then it's next in line. They wanted to give me medicine that would mess with a chronic illness more and make more damage. Thank you for being my last hope and letting me down. Went in depressed left worse than ever in my life.

richard watson

Better known as the rubber room,

Jeremy Moore

Four shower at this horrible place (Munday 3 unit). They mix all patients together. They wake you up too early. They had a crappy TV. The place is literally like jail. And you can't do anything about it if you have to go here. Went back. Horrible as the first time 2 years ago. I hate this place.

Katelyn Lee

This is by far the worst “care facility” I have ever encountered. Their staff do not care about the patients whatsoever. I had scheduled appointment after appointment for them to keep cancelling then and telling me the next availability was in 1-2 months. This cycle went on for SEVEN MONTHS. I was unable to see my doctor for 7 months, over half a year they cancelled my appointments. They abandon their patients, and refuse to allow you to speak with your doctor or leave direct messages with them. I’m so scared for other patients who go there because I’m certain they are not getting the treatment they need. Please never go here you will he made into a joke and things will be worse than when they started. I’ve had other counselors and professionals in the field tell me I made a huge mistake coming to this facility, and they were right.

Victoria Brahe-Wiley

I came to this facility in 2007 for bipolar illness. I came from NYC where may condition was stabilized by Edward M. Paul MD. I fell into the hands of a doctor addicted to tobacco and 7 years later I was diagnosed with a chronic kidney disease for the rest of my life. The addicted doctor never managed to return me to the stabilized condition I came from NYC. The closest he came was prescribing a medication I could not possibly afford, and I like many others was locked into samples which could only be obtained at this doctor's facility. My experience was contemptible.

Aimee Hosler

Care is as good as your providers. I've been really fortunate in this area, first with Dr. Badja and then with Dr. Broszko. Appointments staff has also been very accommodating. I removed a star for a missed prescription refill request and for not being informed when Dr. Badja left the practice.

Chris Hedge

The staff is friendly, accomodating, and generally wonderful. Sometimes there's a wait to see your physician but it's because they're thorough with patient care. If an issue arises, they do everything they can to work with you.

K8 L33

This place was not comforting at all. My doctor made me feel as the pain and unbearable suffering i go through was a joke. i left feeling hopeless. i just wanted to give up. i lost the light i had left when i came here.

joe mabe

I can't say the doctor bright did a good job on testing me I did find out that my brain didn't work as right as I thought it did from a car accident. Although some of the test they did give me we're so hard I didn't understand them and I did not get them and they said that I didn't even try on them thinking that I was trying to play the system no I just didn't understand them if I don't understand it or I don't know I'm I'm not going to answer it while I sit there and try if I don't know what the hell it is. Also I was trying to see if I could get on some type of medication to help that side of the brain with my learning disability + memory issues but they said they didn't have anything and they try to put me into a therapy session which I don't need that anyway so I had to argue the bill out because I didn't ask for the therapy sessions they just give it to me all I wanted to know was as what was specifically wrong with my brain from the car accident why could I not remember things why was I having long term memory loss why can't I focus and follow directions. And dr. Bright did say that the left side of my brain was not functioning right due to that car accident so I have to give them 3 stars.

robmitc7 .

This place is very skilled in helping people with anxiety, unstable emotions, and problem solving. Would definitely recommend