I had been a patient of Dr. Cojocaru for around 5 years. At the time, I was a resident in a medical specialty and I was referred to her by the local physician health program. Dr. Cojocaru was never overtly cruel or negligent, but there were times when I believe she could have done better with my management, in retrospect, and also armed with my own medical knowledge. After being treated by an excellent psychiatrist later in my life, I have to say that in comparison, I realize Dr. Cojocaru does not have the empathy and compassion required to be a good psychiatrist. There were episodes where she left me deeply ashamed of experiencing my feelings and thoughts, and this generated tremendous persisting anger - hence the reason why I am writing this review. I was mistreated by an extremely judgemental nurse once in the psych ER, and she took her side! I read the reviews below and although, as previously mentioned, I did not have outright negative interactions with her, I 100% believe what happened to you and your family member and am very sorry for this.
Posted Date : 01/09/2017
Anonymous
I can’t believe the trauma and distress this “doctor” caused in an already difficult situation. She is suspicious, lacks empathy and care and is unrelenting in her attempt to render you helpless and reliant on her.
Anonymous
I completely agree with all comments and ratings of this “Psychiatrist”! No professionalism whatsoever. Completely lacks empathy & sincerity. She looks at you like your lying about everything despite clear facts. Not sure how a Dr. like that is allowed to practice Psychiatry?
Anonymous
I saw her for depression and suicidal thoughts. This came after a serious incident in my marriage, and I straightforwardly explained that as the cause. She seemed very nice when I saw her briefly in the ER and referred me for counselling. I thought all was well until I went to the “counselling” appointment and found out she had diagnosed me with BPD and sent me to a treatment program for that. I was told that the problem was not my husband but rather my personality and that I was lucky to have him to “take care” of me. I think diagnosing a personality disorder in a few minutes in an ER setting is unethical in any circumstance. But for me, the diagnosis was wildly incorrect. It took me several years for someone to sit down and do a proper assessment, in which it was determined I very much do not have BPD. However, because health records can only be added to and never deleted her irresponsible diagnosis will no doubt continue to pop up. The stigma of it has caused serious difficulties accessing appropriate healthcare. The fact that clear domestic abuse was not recognized and I was told the problem was not my husband’s behaviour but *who I was as a person* meant that I blamed myself and stayed in a dangerous relationship for another six years and never again tried seeking help. I was never given treatment for my presenting issue, which I only knew to call “depression” but should have been recognized as trauma. After years of surviving continued abuse alone, I am now free and in treatment for ptsd. This could have happened years early if this doctor had even basic competence.