Reviews of Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Psychiatrist)

G.F. Graham

A psychiatrist at CAMH referred me to Ontario Shores and they refused the referral. I guess I'm all better?

Nandy Jo SAcosta

I don't have anything else to say than this is an amazing place! I went through postpartum depression and my life was great but I wasn't able to enjoy it. I was diagnosed and I was provided with a treatment that helped me to recover my motivation and will to live. Staff is amazing, really qualified and very understanding. I strongly recommend this place.

Laura Klinduch

Incompetent institution

Captain Colibo

It's a boot camp only if you let it. I didn't, they don't judge. Best care ever. Faithful Amen

evil lee

can't be bother to leave a voice mail.

Wryn Koo [Student]

yeah, it’s supposed to be safe, but searching my squishmallow for a missing spoon? It only got worse. Oh wao it’s supposed to be a lakefront view? Ha all I got was parking lot. One fun thing though was trying to order pizza from the computers on uber eats. I didn’t work but anyways.

Wesley Fountain

Nice but .....

Pierogi Pal

Amazing facility.

Fassel Hussain

The track around the hospital is one of the best places for a short walk.

Random Awesomeness lol

It wasn't too good there, speaking only from personal experience. I was there for about 3-4 months and I only really got worse. Their means of therapy weren't very effective to me or anyone I knew. The doctors I had to deal with were rude and seemingly unsympathetic, and the nurses were somewhat the same. Even with security, it isn't well. I was allowed in outings, but the security was absolutely awful. Multiple times, they failed to check in on us and tended to be generally irresponsible. I didn't like it very much, and personally I think it needs a lot of improvement, but I'm just a biased 13 year old.

660570 Mayfield SS

I went here and all they did was talk and talk, but never help me. THIS PLACE SUCKS!

Othniel Mendez

Great place, but they block gaming. The new gaming disorder should hopefully provide avenues to responsible gaming on the network.

Greg Beneteau

Meh.

Pranav Bedi

great views and Amazing walk

Mark Carrasca

They're not perfect by any means. They are working on improving the hospital so for that I give them credit.

Bella

Shoutout to nurse Vic for being the only helpful and compassionate nurse on the ED unit. During my stay here myself and many other patients were repeatedly denied bathroom use for no reasons concerning our ED, most staff are snobby, uneducated, lazy and uncaring. I've come out of Ontario Shores only to find myself at the lowest point (both mentally and physically) of my ED. Such a waste of time and suffering.

5pencer

Biggest waste of time I’ve ever experienced.

D K

Food is great. Bed was comfortable. Camera in the toilet i got used to. Nurses were all ok.

ItzShriana

SCREW THIS PLACE IT RUINS LIVES

Quinton Hoshowsky Linhares

Sometimes I visit there to see my brother Max to check him to see how is he doing?

Mira A.

This hospital located on a beautiful shores of Lake Ontario. My dad is in GPU. The doctors, nurses and the rest of the personal are caring, helpful and always smiling! ????????

Jem Warrioress

By far, the most professional and compassionate mental health facility and services in Durham Region Ontario Canada. Highly recommended.

Liv Kelly

The absolute worst. I can’t even access my own files for my diagnosis after a full year of weekly calls and faxing over applications (on my own $) to have my files released. After a year of calls and faxes, I have still not even heard back except for a couple of extremely rude reps telling me to do what I’ve already been doing. They are unprofessional and get absolutely nothing done.

Remy Rose

I was a teenager that stayed here. I have to say, I was extremely disappointed. The staff could often be mean and dismissive, even when a cry for help is made obvious. I've seen multiple fights break out between patients with little attention paid to it. During code whites, patients were handled aggressively by security members, seeming only to cause further distress amongst residents. When we were allowed to venture outside the hospital, (walks, trips to malls, etc...) It often seemed little supervision was paid to me and other adolescence during this time, making it seem easy enough to run off. Scanning into the ward was lax at best - Patients could very easily sneak in any dangerous objects, as I have witnessed. The psychiatrists could seem very rude, unsympathetic and at times rather condescending. I wish we had been given proper help and services during this time, as I and many others I have talked to outside of the hospital have said their experience was no help and some have stated that they were worse off after the experience. Some of the staff really scared me in my times of need. Some of the staff seem to have issue getting along with each other, and this sometime resulted in arguments making a bad time for everyone. I understand this job can be difficult, but some of the behaviours displayed seemed unreasonable. It seemed quite understandable that most of the patients there, including me, would be scared to talk to staff. I don't like talking to someone when they seem angry or annoyed, in the case that I might get yelled at or hurt by them, so I never felt safe talking to most people there. At one point, I had tried to commit suicide, and I had chickened out after 25-30 minutes in the shower. I cried a lot and to get help, I had to change out of my wet clothes and go tell someone myself. After this I was put into that damned safety room. It was awful in there with the empty walls, uncomfortable floors and bed, thin blanket and horrible, dim light. I wore a safety gown, which was a large box-like, heavy, scratchy, sleeveless robe. The weight scratched the fabric into my shoulders, and it felt gross. I recall at one point, watching a friend of mine get sedated. It was awful watching her cry and go limp. Everyone was so mean to each other there. A patient there told me to kill myself and cut myself so many, many times, and no matter how much I told the staff, nothing was done about it. I wish I had felt heard there, but often it seemed like the doctors didn't really take in anything I said. I think this place needs a lot of improvement, and I hope this helps to properly map out what is going wrong.

Katrina Oberemok

eating disorder unit was constantly understaffed, patients left unintended, locked in day area for hours while nurses dealt with a single patient in the back (multiple times) haven’t been there in a year but the government seriously needs to check it out. Some nurses where great but I heard they all got fired.

Samantha Chapman

Therapists always going on vacations. They spend more time making sure you want to stay in the program over actually talking to you about treatment. I had 4 sessions in a row asking if I wanted to stay, which in turn always made me say "not if it's this every session." Lost group therapy because they switched programs and after constant emailing that the new program doesn't work I get a "best of luck" Psychiatrist spends 5 minutes with you before giving you medication perscriptions and advantly avoids setting up further appointments with you. Just seems more of a "numbers" mental health centre than it does an actual care centre for people.

Greg Boyce

Misdiagnosis psychiatry is a think Canada most end, it evil.

Evan Little

Brought here against my will, the social science experiment being conducted is illegal and down right horrific. There is 1 doctor on staff for 356 beds after 4:30pm until the next day. Seeing a doctor takes over a month to even be seen as an inpatient. I hope to God that no one else is sent here..

Steve M.

2 year wait list to access medical care, ummm maybe hire more therapists or expand your program??? I hope when they personally require medical attention they have to wait 2 years for it.

Ryan McLaughlin

I was treated here for around three months from December 2018 -February 2019 at the age of 24. Judging from the other recent reviews, I can see that perhaps things have changed (for the worse) at this facility. I was admitted for depression and to receive electroconvulsive therapy. The time from referral to admission was less than one week - incredible. I stayed in the Neuropsychiatry Service unit, which has had its name changed to Complex General Psychiatry D I believe. I found the ECT treatments extremely effective - although this may have been confounded with the fact that I developed a romantic relationship with a fellow patient. Staff were kind and professional on my unit. There was definitely a lack of activities to keep us busy, but I could see that they made a concerted effort with community outings, karaoke, movie nights, etc. They had me in therapy, and I saw a social worker to connect me with resources in my community upon discharge. After discharge, I attended the BPSR clinic. Only good things to say about that program. My individual therapist, Yasmeen, was awesome, while the group sessions were scary but helpful. I would say overall my experience at Ontario Shores was good, and I do think I experienced some healing there.

Shahrzad Azizi

Although it was a good hospital I have terrible memories of that period of time.

Chloe Lazarovits

Best hospital in town. 100% reccomend

11palm3

Horrible place!!! My son was there for 3 months and came out much much worse than he went in!!! Only up: Rob Pepler! But his outstanding work is undermined and destroyed by incompetent psychiatrist and really bad, neglectful, unprofessional nursing staff. If you can help it in any way shape or form do not let your loved ones near this place.

Don Schumm

This place saved my life. I was in ASU and found the help I needed, I found all aspects of the hospital helpful from the nurses,,Dr. all there programs even the food was good. Saved my life!

Shelby McGregor

Someone I have known for years who is a patient there has been allowed to escape from the facility THREE TIMES this winter. At the time of me writing this she is STILL MISSING! The staff are useless and every single one should be held accountable under the law. Do NOT trust this place! Do not let anyone you love be admitted here!

Nadine E

terrible experience here with the PHP program. Staff completely discouraging and blame patients for their own shortcomings. Dana, PHP head of clinicians is especially neglectful of patients needs, inconsiderate of their life circumstances and her carelessness perpetuated anxiety attacks. Extremely disappointed.

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I was a inpatient for 6 months and came with my own nail clippers that are kept in the nursing station. I was discharged with 3 additional clippers that didn't belong to me... spread diseases why not who cares

Charmaine Hards

The best care if any Psychiatric facility I gave been in.

Kacey Rafferty

referrals take almost years to go through their system and for them to call you back, nurses are not helpful over the phone or compassionate go somewhere else if you really need help

Tristan Vella

The doctor that conducted my intake/diagnosis was short and demeaning with me. After waiting almost 2 years to get into trauma therapy I’m being told they only offer times for 9am and 11am weekdays while I’m at work. Unsure how this is helpful or accessible to the majority of the population that has jobs but this service is unhelpful and extremely frustrating for those who need help.