Dr. Amir A A A Hussaini, MD

It took me months to convince my husband to seek treatment for what I believe is anxiety and depression. As many reputable websites suggest, I helped him write out a list of his concerns to take to the appointment. I took off from work to go with him because he was very nervous. When the doctor finally came to get him 30 minutes after his appointment time, he asked me to stay in the waiting room. My husband expressed that he wanted me to go with them, but the doctor insisted. About 30 minutes later they came out and my husband was obviously angry. The doctor motioned me over, handed me my husband’s prescription and told me he needs therapy or there is no hope.... this was in the waiting room where everyone could hear. We scheduled another appointment with him and one with a therapist, but the second we got outside my husband said he never wanted to go back. He said the doctor took his list of concerns and said “you don’t need this”. He also said that the doctor kept berating him for… wanting me to be with him, for not answering questions quickly enough, and for not being confident enough. He even said that when he mentioned how we wanted to buy a house, the doctor asked what was wrong with our apartment. My husband replied that the rent was expensive, and the doctor replied that if he worked hard enough he could afford it. That is completely unprofessional in my opinion. Now my husband is swearing off any mental health treatment at all, and I don’t know what to do. So, I’m not very impressed. I’ll also mention that I’m a School Counselor, so I have that background knowledge. Anyways,

This doctor is supposed to be a psychiatrist. For anyone out there suffering mental illness he is NOT someone I would trust with myself or a family member. My mother’s been out of the hospital for five months and has been successful with her antidepressants and he had her walking out of the office crying. She said he made her feel so insignificant. Myself being in the medical field for 11 years he needs to have his license revoked for such poor care and bedside manner. Find another doctor that will be there to listen and have compassion and patience not this quack!

I had been misdiagnosed for months, and when I was sent to the good doctor. I was ready to give up on life and school because all the other doctors said I was just depressed and handed me more prescriptions. I was going to school in pursuit of a degree in the medical field, so I had some knowledge of the professional diagnosis process. I went back to him one month after my new patient appointment. He had given me some prescriptions to try as a last resort. He asked me how I had been and I told him that nothing had changed, I told him I couldn't focus at school and I was struggling to pass. He asked me a few more questions, I mentioned to him that I wondered about ADHD, and he immediately handed me a survey. By the time I left the office, I felt like a new person and I had not even started any medication yet. Just the fact that he listened to me instead of just shaking his head no as soon as I spoke my opinion (which is what everyone else had done before him). I have been on medication… for my ADHD for a few months now and I have lost weight, I have been able to get better organized, I made straight A's on my last semester of classes, I am not taking any antidepressants, I am able to enjoy life again, and I know that if I needed anything or had any questions I can call the office and even if I have to leave a message someone possibly even the doc will get back to me asap and the fact that I am heard is the best part of it all.