Hospital Interview Essay

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Thank you for taking the time to review this letter that I’ve provided to explain the concerns that I have experience while being seen by Dr. Ruth Walton and the documentation that she has provided to my official medical record. I would like to first start off by thanking all of the professional member of your staff that has assisted me with obtaining treatment for mental health. The decision to seek mental health with Portsmouth Naval Hospital and its branch clinics was not an simple decision to make. Moreover, this decision was personally difficult for myself because of the “stigma” that is placed on mental illnesses and my reluctance to being labeled as having any sort of mental illness within my military medical record. However, I felt …show more content…

Walton. During our initial meeting she informed me that she had did research about my past professional and medical history, and that it would take three sessions before she could provide me any medication for my symptoms and give me a medical diagnosis. As we proceeded through the evaluation sessions, it became apparent that she was only concerned with specific beliefs that met her personal agenda in what she believed to be why I was seeing her. At the conclusion of those three evaluation meeting she proscribed my Zoloft for depression and anxiety; but refused to address my concerns of difficulty sleeping, avoidance of traumatic events, nightmares and other issues that I have sought treatment for in the …show more content…

I received my certificate of completion and I also took advantage of the recommended acupuncture services that are provided on base to help deal with anxiety and stress related symptoms. There were no following meetings needed with any provider for this program, nor where there any other appointments associated with this program that I failed to meet. Furthermore, my TAD orders were provided only for the dates of the course. I attended every class session and contributed to the class each of those dates that I attended. Conversely, I never was notified of any other requirements for the program after the class ended, nor have I been made aware of any other additional requirements that had to be met. Additionally, there is nothing within my official medical record that states I failed this program, so I can’t understand why Dr. Walton would document a statement within my medical record that was not based on actual facts surrounding my obligation with attending the “Back on Track”

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