Shain Philip W, MD

Dr. Shain is rude and he’s lacking in communication skills. He doesn’t listen to feedback about the side effects I’ve observed in the Abilify that he prescribed for my son. He wants it to be taken in high doses until there are side effects like muscle spasm. He threatened to report me to Child Protective Services (CPS) if I don’t let my son take high dosage, and he actually did it. At 7.5 mg of Abilify, my 8-​year-​old son started hearing voices to kill himself which he never had before. I lowered the dosage to 5 mg and the voices disappeared and asked Dr. Shain to change this medication. Obviously, Abilify is not for everyone. Beware of Dr. Shain! He can do more harm than good.

I had to laugh a little reading the negative review. a psychiatrist with an unhappy patient going to Unilocal to rant? I guess it comes with the territory, just don’t forget to consider the source.
Dr. Shain is the best Doctor I have ever seen. I have been seeing Dr. Shain for about 4 years. I am surprised he didn’t drop me as a patient because of how much I would miss appointments due to my addiction, or going off of my meds, or just being an a-​hole teenager Plus, I was unable to keep up with the copay for about 2 years, which isn’t a small gesture as he has his own private practice.
I am very grateful for his patience and direct honesty. He has been professional and consistent since day one. If I get stuck I know Dr Shain will find a way to help me; whether it’s brainstorming options, directing me to a job opening, or responding to emergencies.
If you are looking for some help to help yourself I highly recommend Dr Shain!
…but if you are looking for someone to passively listen, be a doormat, pass out prescriptions, or greet you like you’re walking into Macy’s, he is not the doctor for you!

My teenager has been under Dr. Shain’s care for 2 ½ years now. He is kind, caring & compassionate. He has always promptly returned our phone calls, even in the evenings & on weekends. Not only does he take great care of my child, he cares for us as parents. I highly recommend Dr. Shain.

Dr. Shain has been treating our son for over ten years. It’s been a very difficult journey and without Dr. Shain’s experience and expertise in treating children with bipolar and other mood disorders, our son would not have made the outstanding progress that he’s made. Dr. Shain kindly and compassionately works with our son and with us as a family unit to teach us the most effective ways to help Ryan. He makes himself available for appointments and returns calls in a timely manner. In emergencies, Dr. Shain responds immediately. I work with many families who have children with mood disorders and do not hesitate to refer Dr. Shain to them. Our children deserve the best medical professionals available to help them live the best lives they possibly can. And that is Dr. Shain.

If I could give zero stars, I would.
I tried to reach Dr. Shain for a consultation meeting for a family member. He gave me 3 hours notice on a Friday and I told him that unfortunately we couldn’t make that time and would like to schedule an appointment the following week. He sounded frustrated and said he going to be out on vacation. No problem, me thinks. So I tell him we can be in touch when he returns.
Thankfully, in that time, we found a very professional psychiatrist (Dr. Zuberi in Lafayette) that we were very happy with. Yeah!
2.5 weeks later, I get a call at 9:30 on a Monday night from Dr. Shain. After asking rudely if we were going to schedule an appointment with him «or not,» I told him that while he was out, a therapist was found and we are going to go with him. He curtly replied, «you know, you are a piece of work,» and HUNG UP. Amazing. No idea where that came from — he acts as if I stood him up for an appointment or had gone round and round trying to schedule something, but this as our second conversation.
Once I was able to fully grok what just happened (have never been spoken to by a «professional» in this manner), I immediately tried to call him back, only to get voicemail.
This is so unfortunate and inappropriate on so many levels. For a THERAPIST to actually be mad at us for finding a doctor we were happy with is, at best, disgusting. I can only imagine if we would have selected him — we would need a psychiatrist for our psychiatrist!
Update: I should say that he came to me as a referral by a trusted friend, and he did help her family. So while I’m glad to hear that he has helped someone, I question anyone’s judgement — especially a therapist — who thinks they can speak to others in the way he spoke with me.