Dr. Andrea Crowell, MD

Dr. Crowell disregarded the symptoms I told her and based her opinion entirely on how I presented the information. Because I come off as put together and coherent, she decided I don't have psychotic symptoms and that my depression is not severe enough to warrant more 'invasive' methods. She ignored my psychiatric history that shows I have tried nearly every mood stabilizer and many antipsychotic medications. I struggle on a daily basis, and though I am able to hold a full-time job, I am frequently plagued by violent, suicidal ideation and worse. Her suggestion: try a different mood stabilizer (treatment to which I have shown consistent resistance) or go into an intensive therapy program. Her reasoning: ECT would interrupt my life too much. However, I cannot keep my job while part of an intensive outpatient program, nor can I afford twice weekly therapy as she suggested. My suggestion to her is to take into account that a patient might be masking and to try to actually listen.

Dr. Crowell can be intimidating but no doctor has ever believed in me or supported me more than her. Give her a chance.

She is into psychoanalysis and believes everything comes from one's childhood. She is really out of her depth in therapy

After years of intensive therapy I have no diagnosis and nowhere to go. Going to her was the worst mistake of my life. She is a good example of the fact that sometimes qualifications alone don’t make you a great doctor. She lacks empathy and life experience