Quack Psychiatrist - Overcharges, overmedicates patients, misdiagnose mental illnesses.
I'm a sane 26-year old girl who went to him 8 mths ago to seek career change advice. He put me on 300mg Effexor, 100 mg Straterra, 40 mg LA Ritalin, 20 mg Sonata at the same time. After finally seeking another opinion, am not on any drugs nor did I ever need them. Covert diagnosed me as "ADHD, Depression, Dillusioned" introducing me to an anti-psychotic drug and threatening me that if I did not continue his services, I should be dropped off at the closest mental instistution immediately.
Dr. Covert used this "Drug Dealing" businesss to create a drug dependance on me while draining my bank account for over $12,000 cash (2 x week @ $200 = $2,000/month). Sessions lastes anywhere from 3 min to 15 minutes and were for life advice. I don't know why I was even put on any drugs and had to go back to him. I was impressionable and naive at the time.
I urge any current patients to stop visits to him IMMEDIATELY before you go broke!!! I have heard of one lady who spent over $56,000 is still trying to pay her debt off from him. He used brainwashing tactics of self-doubt to keep patients to keep going to him and that is flat out WRONG! I would file a malpractice lawsuit and according to a leading Houston Psychologist would win, however the personal damage of taking something like this to court is not worth the dollar amount I would receive. Thus, am using my experience with him to inform others before they are abused, mistreated, and misdiagnosed.
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