Dr. Robin Gunnar Berglund, MD

Run. Read the reviews and believe. He has no business practicing psychiatry. My son has autism and he brought him to a complete brink of a breakdown because he didn’t know how to treat him. His ineptness has consequences. I am writing this to protect you—no treatment is better than this. It has been 7 years, but the experience still cuts. My son is in an amazing place now, but was scarred by this man’s incompetence.

Condescending, incompetent, arrogant . Prescribed me Prozac and Clonazepam for many years, gets angry when I question him regarding prescribed meds, and does not even believe that Clonazepam is a very addictive drug and leads to severe side effects. Be careful!

I recently relocated to LA and had to find a new psychiatrist. I found him through my in network provider (Blue of CA) as he was close to where I live. This guy is a real piece of work. No empathy, horrible "bed side manners", rude, obnoxious, demeaning, condescending... a complete jerk. The fact that he is practicing in mental health is jaw dropping. He should not be practicing at all (period!). Not even in another medical profession. The man doesn't listen and is the definition of arrogant. My last doctor was great and he is honestly 180 degrees from great. If I could give him a negative score is would -5. Please do what I didn't do and research first. It will save you time and trouble. Btw, he charged me upfront ($300) and noted he would then submit my claim to my insurance company. I confirmed with Blue of CA that they paid him the same day he submitted the claim. Now, I have to get reimbursed from him. Which means I have to call him up and logistically work on the details of… getting my money back which is nerve racking considering I don't want anything to do with him. The man is toxic and unethical. I should've paid $20. I can go on and on, however I think you get the point. Unreal.....

Very skilled at prescribing proper medication and dosage. His demeanor may be off-putting to many at first but it's done for the sake of obtaining a great amount of information in a compressed time period and is well worth it with the knowledge and skill he has in determining the right medicine. The prescription has been nothing short of life-changing for me. Highly recommended.

I read reviews of this doctor before visiting, so I was prepared for an intake session where he talked, and asked questions. I was not prepared for how unprofessional and rude Dr Berglund was. First off, Dr Berglund told me that as a psychiatrist, he does not does not do therapy, he only prescribes medication. He told me all psychiatrists work that way. I now know that that is a blatant lie. Some psychiatrists only prescribe medication, but many others do both therapy and medication. I know this because the next doctor I saw does exactly that, and told me that many others practice that way, as well. He told me at the beginning of our intake that he was going to talk to me, and ask me questions, but that I should only talk when asked a question. About 15 minutes in he used a word I was unfamiliar with in relationship to medication, so I interrupted and politely asked if he could clarify what he just said. He spent two minutes telling me not to interrupt him as his time is… very important, and that if I hadn't interrupted him he would have answered my question. He then continued, repeating what he'd said, and finishing that paragraph, which did nothing to clarify what I had asked. But because he had told me not to speak unless asked a direct question, I kept my mouth shut. When we got to the part where he asked me questions, he got angry if my answers were longer than one sentence. He wanted yes/no answers. He repeated the lecture on how important his time is, and that I must stick exactly to his protocol in order to finish the intake appointment in the scheduled time every time I asked for clarification on questions that I did not understand, or gave him answers longer than one sentence. He was incredibly rude and condescending. After 45 minutes, he asked me if I had any questions. I asked a question. It was along the lines of, "I know you said the symptoms for A were 1, 2, and 3, but I'm experiencing the opposite: symptoms 10, 9, and 8. Clearly I don't have A. Is there a name for what I am experiencing?" He started, "The symptoms for A are 1, 2, and 3. You don't have that." At that point I tried to get him back on point, to my question. "I know I don't have A. I was asking-" He cut me off and repeated the speech he'd given me 8 times already about how his time was important, and that I should never interrupt him, etc. Because I'd heard this, I closed my mouth as soon as he began. Despite the fact that I was not interrupting him, he continued his speech on why I shouldn't interrupt him. I started counting his sentences from the time I stopped talking. When he got to six, I said, "Pardon me, but you asked me not to interrupt you, and I stopped talking five sentences ago. I would appreciate it if you got back to the question I asked, and answered it." At least five seconds of silence followed. We were both seething. He finally said, "I don't think you and I are going to get along, do you?" I said, "No, I don't think we will." He asked me to leave. I walked to my car and cried for 5 minutes before I could drive home. I could not believe any mental health professional could be so rude and condescending. He spoke to me as if I were an ill-behaved five year old child. I don't know if any adults would be comfortable with his manner, though he may work well with children. If you are just looking for a doctor to prescribe medication, he may be the right doctor for you. If you don't like being spoken to like a child, do not talk to this man.

Rude, obnoxious, unsympathetic, and misogynistic to boot. Unavailable in an emergency and just plain incompetent. I'm shocked the man still has a license. There are not enough words to describe how horrible he is. Dealing with people with mental illness is not for anyone, definitely not for someone who utterly lacks compassion. He ATTACKED my daughter, who suffers from severe depression, and said horrible things to her while complaining that white males have a hard time. I really don't understand how he still has a practice.

if you go see this DR you better make sure you do your cancellation On Writing or you will be change even if you call 165.00 my son called 3 times to cancel and we still got a Bill he is rude and No patience to people he is some one who he think he knows it all

I had a horrible experience with this doctor. Dr. Berglund is very condescending and unprofessional. He made a thorough diagnoses and prescribed my child medication after only asking 3 - 5 questions about her mental health history. Also, I made the fatal mistake of missing my second appointment, and the doctor charged me $135.00 dollars for missing the appointment. Plus, he charged another $75.00 dollars late fee and put me into collections for not paying within 30 days of receiving the notice. This doctor is a nightmare, and he should not be aloud to practice as a mental health provider. Aetna Member

The two times I have seen him I have left sobbing. He knew nothing of my medication, going through a stack of old pamphlets before finding any information on it. Extremely rude and unhelpful. I'm running out of my medication and I DO NOT want to see him again.