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Behavioral HealthRiver Forest, IL

★★★☆☆3.4/55 reviews across 2 platforms

Ratings by platform

  • Dr. Susan Scherer (Healthgrades, FindATopDoc, US News): 4/5 to 5/5 stars (varying by platform) (4 to 15 reviews depending on source)
  • Dr. James Patras (Sharecare): 1/5 stars (1 review)

What patients say

Patients praise

  • good follow-up care
  • adequate time spent with patients
  • friendly and caring attitude

Common complaints

  • forceful communication style
  • medication-focused approach over relationship building
  • perceived lack of patient collaboration

In patients' words

"Very poor experience unfortunately, he should just call himself a professional advice giver. Has a "my way or the highway” approach, and tends to boil everything down to chemicals to be treated with a medication. Can be very domineering and forceful to agree with his way."

Sharecare (Dr. James Patras)

How these reviews were compiled

Synthesized from public patient-review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4][5][6].

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