Kaiser Permanente Psychiatry

Dr. Vy V. Doan, MD
4733 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90 027
This was without a shadow of doubt… the most disappointing experience ever. Check on
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I would say that I never encountered someone so unprofessional rude and arrogant. This doctor speaks with an ostentatious display of importance. His pretentious attitude is simply disgusting. This is the behavior typical of a person ignorant and insecure and without any compassion. What I find incredible is that such an unprofessional and poor rated doctor is the Chief of Kaiser Sunset and Pasadena. With so many caring and compassionate doctors around… do yourself a favor stay away from this one…

I’ve been switched around from dr. to dr. in this dept. for years… as soon as I get one who «gets» me and all my crap, BAM!, they’re gone… transferred, moving, retiiring, etc etc. In 9 years, I’ve had my 1^st psychiatrist (who I really liked) retire after a month, then the new one i was assigned to retired 2 weeks after I first saw him, then I got assigned to DR. VY VINH DOAN. DO NOT, DO NOT, DO NOT, DO **NOT** EVER accept him as your doctor. He’s an insincere, phony, two-​faced idiot of a human being, and should have his license stripped from him for what he did to ME– increased my medication from .25mg to .75mg in the space of 3 weeks, which totally messed my head up and I was doing things out of character, and dangerous things, etc. and so when I *finally* got a moment when I was lucid, I called him and he said «stop taking the meds now.» And, so I did. Well, it turns out that even the village idiot knows that you DO NOT suddenly stop taking Zoloft after ramping the hell out of the dose for a month, cuz it causes even MORE bullsh*t than when you took too much. I did what he said, figuring he’s the doctor, but nope. Drove me damn near literally out of my mind. And because of what I did (much of which I wasn’t really totally aware of) my partner of 12 years left me, I was almost homeless, I lost my job, and my near $ 2,000 tax return was spent in less than 4 days and I’m still not sure on what… and then DR. DOAN (reminder: NEVER!) patronized me, as if he was mocking the disasters that happened to me, and then essentially said, «just pick yourself up & think good thoughts» as his remedy for the depths of depression. Screw him. He ruined my life, and never even apologized for fcking up the medication. OK – now, I then got a new psychiatrist, and she was incredible… honest to god, the best… and after 4 months of seeing her she decided to move to OC to be near her aging parents and have a baby. The next one prescribed me powerful meds 5 minutes into our conversation, so I requested a new dr., and found out that the mad prescriber had left kaiser a month ago. and I never heard «boo» about it. So, now I’ve got a new one. let’s see if a) he’s not an idiot, and b) lasts longer than a skin rash…

The doctors and administration at Kaiser Psychiatry are nothing short of criminally negligent. My dog gets exponentially more humane care, better diagnostics, and faster access to treatment from her veterinarian. If you want to continue living, don’t EVER set foot there.

My experience with Kaiser’s psych department has been extremely negative. For starters, the wait time for your appointment can run to over an hour. That means if you show up on time, your doctor will keep you waiting for a very long time. Also, the way Kaiser runs the psych department is sketchy. For any other medical specialty, you can research the doctor on Kaiser’s website, and contact info is readily available. Not so with the psych department. You get whatever random doctor they stick you with. The likelihood of that doctor not working out is really high, seeing as how the doctors don’t listen to you at all, consider your needs, or let you have a voice in your treatment plan. And you only see the doctor once a month at the most, which is useless if you are starting a new medication, or are in crisis.
The first doctor I tried was Dr. Meier. He was pleasant enough, but did not take my issue seriously, so I requested a change in doctor. I got stuck with Dr. Mcintosh, who is straight up horrid. She has no bedside manner, yells and talks to you like a dog, argues with you about your issues and medical history, and thinks you are too stupid to have a say in your treatment plan. She claims that every single medication you’ve taken in the past is addictive and wants to give you Abilify for whatever your problem may be (nevermind that prescribing an antipsychotic for anxiety or depression is like killing a cockroach with a cannonball). She also refused to help me with my paperwork regarding work restrictions. It was just the most horrible and bizarre interaction I ever had with a p-​doc. I am fed up with Kaiser, and am seeking a self-​pay psychiatrist at this point, and cannot wait for open season at work so I can get a different insurance plan.
As far as their therapists go, they can be a bit difficult and confusing to interact with (I swear that they come from the Scientology building next door), but my experience with them has been a lot better than with Kaiser’s psychiatrists. My main complaint is that you do not get to see your therapist often enough. When you are in crisis, seeing a therapist once a month doesn’t really cut it. Several other patients have therapists outside of Kaiser that they see for this reason.