Dekalb County Mental Health

Darby Davis 

on Google

2 months ago

I had to press 1star so I could leave a review. This place is a joke. Not sure why they haven’t been shut down. It’s hard to find any good councilors or psychiatrists in this tiny town. Don’t waste your time or money at this place. You don’t need your primary physician to medicate you.They are not trained in psychiatric medicine. Only a psychiatrist is. FYI 

Corey McKenna 

on Google

a year ago

Is there any mental health service in Alabama worth a crap? Running out of pills is criminal neglect. 

Lacy Hope Dobbs 

on Google

a year ago

“Therapy” lasts for maybe 15 minutes each week. No effort is made to form any sort of relationship with the patient. If they don’t see improvements after several of these short therapy sessions, they will send you to the ER at UAB or Erlanger, even if you don’t meet criteria for inpatient care. If you need to see the doctor for medication changes, it will be through a telehealth call, where you will speak with someone you’ve never met and never will again. The reason there hasn’t been any lasting improvement is due to lack o... read more

Saraz Works 

on Google

a year ago

They are woefully understaffed and the therapists are burnt out . I used to come home from a session and immediately call the suicide hotline. I felt traumatized by the treatment I received there. Went there for years without improvement. One therapist would give me a printout to read while she did paperwork. She later told me they are just medication management. They didn’t have the resources for actual therapy. Her exact words.