Dr. Roxanne C Dryden-Edwards, MD

Worst experience with psychiatric services in the DMV. They rescheduled the appointment 4 DIFFERENT times because THEY kept scheduling the appointment wrong. I had confirmation emails for the appointment and when the day came they would say the appointment was for a different day and the confirmation email was wrong. They made it seem like it was the clients fault. People go to them because of mental health issues and the office staff only causes more stress and show that they don't care. People are going to you for help and you turn them down! Whatever you do don't go to this office if you are looking for adequate mental health help. Dr. Zhao is decent.

I was a patient for many years although the PA Charlene Morgan has alway been great to us and my child the office manager Mrs. Stone is one of the most unprofessional person I have ever meet. You owe a copay that is outstanding no matter the amount she will treat you like if you are beneath her. Mrs Stone is none empathic and make smirky comments regarding your financial situation. I do not recommend this practice

Very rude staff. The office staff laughed on the phone when I expressed a concern about the way my appointment scheduling was handled. Very short during the appointments. Always 10 minutes or less and feels very rushed. Charged me $30 for a phone consultation for my son that lasted no more than 5 minutes. We missed an appointment due to a family emergency and they charged me $100 for a missed appointment. First time we missed an appointment and it was due to a crisis where we had to go out of town.

If you're at the point in your mental health where you desperately need psychiatric support or at the least an unbiased person to talk, this establishment is by far the worst thing you could ever do to your mental state. Not only was my psychiatrist very cold, distant, and uninterested but she not once gave me any positive verbal confirmation that she could figure out what was wrong with me and help me. After suffering years with undiagnosed mental illness I finally reached a point where I desperately needed answers, as someone who like most people with mental Illness has deep seeded issues with open honest communication, seeing a psychiatrist was a huge step and is a huge step for every single person who suffers with mental illness. Walking in to Dr. Edwards office and even having one conversation with her misinformed, in-compassionate doctors was the worst decision I could've made for my mental health. As a psychiatrist, you should pride yourself on connecting to people and showing… them there is someone who cares about the patient and finding the treatment that works. This place only cares about taking your money. I don't believe in going online and writing bad reviews but In this case I'll never respect or talk highly of an establishment that takes advantage of people who cant even get out of bed and take a shower in the morning. For your own good, do not seek assistance for your mental health from Dryden-Edwards.

The office manager Ashley threatens patients when they ask her questions, charge hefty sum for consultations and keep charging more for writing prescriptions. They are a bunch of insensitive crooks. The office manager Ashley is a terror!!!! This office is just a money making racket, they do not deserve to be called doctors. My 14 year old child overdoes under their care, all they were concerned about was their $25/- CHARGE FOR A PRESCRIPTION, AFTER WE PAID THOUSANDS IN CONSULTATION FEES.

Always rushing to finish appointments. NEVER more than 10 to 15 minutes. Bedside manner awful. Follow-up nonexistent. My impression: all in it for the $, doesn't care for patients at all. There are much more caring professionals out there. AVOID THIS ONE!!!!!

Roxanne's (She does not even deserve to be called a doctor) knowledge in her field is extremely poor. I always got a not so good vibe with her, but I stayed because it is really difficult to find a psychiatrist who is taking new patients. Well, she is taking new patienets because nobody wants to see her!!! I was seeing her for depression and anxiety and she did correctly diagnose me, but my appointments were always rushed. She never spent more than 10 minutes with me. I was prescribed with a tranquilizer which did wonders, but I was developing resistance towards it. I read that specific medication is very prone to addiction and does make its subjects develop resistance. When I told her I wanted off of it and the reason, she said that what I read was not true. That was soooooo wrong of her because later I confirmed from other health professionals that I was right. Anyways, I told her I still wanted off of it and she took me off cold turkey!!! A psychiatrist should now that you're… supposed to lower the dosage little by little until your body gets used to not having the medication. Well, I had the worst week of my life, goosebumps, nauseas, dizziness, insomnia, palpitations, you name it. When I called her to talk to her, she said to just go back to it. Ugh, I have not gone back and her license should be taken away. That is why there are so many sick people out there, because of "doctors" like her who don't treat their patients properly.

Terrible experience with Dr. Edwards.Dr. Edwards fired a list of questions at me during my first visit and to my horror, misdiagnosed me with an eating disorder. I felt she didn't take the time to understand me at all. I went in to see her for depression and anxiety. She was very abrupt and I felt rushed during the 20-30 minute appointment. I do not have an eating disorder, but I am very meticulous about my diet and workout regimen. I felt she misinterpretted everything I told her and did not truly understand who I am.I made a second appointment out of desperation to seek help for my depression and anxiety. The 2nd visit was worse than the first. The appointment lasted only 15 minutes and Dr. Edwards was again, cold, abrupt and rude. She insisted that I had an "eating disorder" and would not take the time to listen. I told her I had done some research online and found that my symptoms were similar to bipolar disorder, but I needed her help in determining whether or not that was really… the issue. Her response to me was, "Well, I am not going to prescribe any medication for you, if that's what you're here for" I was appalled. I had no idea what she was talking about. I told her I was there for depression and anxiety and needed help, and she responded that I should see another psychiatrist if I wanted medication. I was absolutely stunned and in shock and did not understand why she would say that to me.I went home and told my fiance what had happened and he was outraged. Together, we went online and researched bipolar medications, and to our surprise, discovered that some of the side effects of bipolar medication included weight loss. Apparently, Dr. Edwards still couldn't get it out of her head that I had an eating disorder and concluded that I would do anything to lose weight. It was extremely insulting and frustrating to be so misunderstood by a psychiatrist, of all people!!It is unacceptable for a physician to have such a God complex that they misdiagnose a patient without doing their due diligence. If Dr. Edwards had taken the time to understand me, she would have found that I do not have an eating disorder, but a long standing autoimmune disease which can cause patients to have bipolar disorder and extreme feelings of anxiety and depression. My fiance and I had to go online and research this information for ourselves in order to know this. Dr. Edwards just didn't take the time to truly help me.

The person who reviewed before couldn't have said it any better - this office is definitely like a medicine factory. Although, unless you come once a month they won't prescribe you your daily pills as needed - and who the heck has time to come once a month with appts starting at 9am guaranteed to take 2 hours out of your work day? Certainly not me. Not to mention, THE PATIENT having to do all the work in order to get a prescription filled, and them taking 2 days to fulfill it? Unheard of. Pretty much, worst Doc office service I've had IN MY LIFE which is unfortunate b/c I think the Doc has treated me well (diagnoses wise) but just the office and practice is awful.

The entire practice is like a medicine factory. It is like being one of many, and being treated like one of many. Don't even think about needing to talk to the doctor in between visits, as it will cost you $100.00 because the doctor will remind you she has 200 patients a month, and it takes time for her to look you up in your chart to refresh her memory so she can talk to you. If you are having a hard time, she will try and dump you because you are taking up too much of her time, and they make more money if they can get people in and out in 10-15 minutes. Kinda sad actually, I would never want to turn out to be a doctor like that.