Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre

Never had a great experience here . Visited friends being treated here and had family deal with this place. Definitely over funded burocratic nightmare. The problem might be the overwhelmed need for this place.the staff are my guess amazing but don't have the tools or staff to deal with the number of patients the city has.
7 years ago (26-02-2018)

More concerned with telling people what they won't do than helping those in need. Patient-centered care? Not here.
7 years ago (26-02-2018)

Given that the Royal Ottawa Hospital is the only Hospital in Ottawa, that focuses on Mental Health as its main focus. I feel they are doing a good job! Mental Health is a tricky area. It has many facets, and the Royal attempts to touch on many areas and bring awareness and research. I genuinely feel there are many caring staff at this Hospital who have made tremendous contributions to amp up the awareness and level of care provided to patients suffering with mental illness and addiction. Aswell, they are supportive to the families, and inclusive in the recovery plan. I have been very pleased with my Psychiatrist, and other specialists I have worked with here. My psychiatrist has been a pillar for me in managing, and understanding my mental health. Everyone's experience is different. I respect that. But overall, I personally believe the ROH has made some huge leaps for those struggling, and is a safety net at times for many.
7 years ago (19-12-2017)

I had and still have problems with self worth but I am strong and am still fighting against abusers. As most of them were in my family, I have no credibility with out of them because the worst abusers are sick and unstable in my family so others support them even if they know they are lying. I saw a real good psychiatrist at the ROMAN who diagnosed me as having no psychiatric problem but I had been used and abused for too long so what I needed was a psychologist and since I could not afford one should join a group with the public mental health association. I knew people in the group in my area and knew personally that she was abusive and she went there for the perks. I could not do that. I am still struggling with some problems but at least I can ward off abusers but I have few friends. I am unable to accept help from the good people in my family but I have a couple of friends that give me moral support and a son that gives me help and two grandsons who love me. I will forever be grateful to that doctor and wish I could remember his name. Nicole Panchuk
7 years ago (18-06-2017)

Dr Javaheri is the most incompetent awful doctor I have ever spoken with. I have talked to almost a dozen doctors in his field and he is BY FAR the worse. Do not come to the royal, they will not provide good service and especially do not talk to Dr Javaheri.
7 years ago (20-11-2017)