Dr. Aruna Gullapalli, MD

I am a former patient. Working with the team after my diagnosis with CPTSD, agoraphobia and OCD. I do not recommend this Dr to anyone.

Friendliness and confidentiality of information by office staff.

My grandaughter has been under Dr. G's care for several years. She has mananged to wean her off of the numerous medications that were not needed. We have seen a remarkable improvement in my grandaughter's depression and anxiety since she has been under Dr. G's care. I would recommend her highly to anyone.

I was referred after the death of my husband. Please find someone else to get the care you need. I was off and under her care when my job terminated me! (Ouachita Parish School Board) after 14 years of service at same school!! When I was let go I lost my insurance when the dr found out I was discharged! The dr only sees you on initial visit and once a month to give prescriptions. Nurses do therapy and everything else! My general dr is not referring anymore patients there after I told him how it was! She released me without seeing me for final visit. PLEASE GO SOMEWHERE ELSE FOR THE CARE YOU NEED!!

She is very rude and seems to have an attitude all of the time. I feel as though she only likes to write prescriptions and never truly gets to know or even pretends to care about her clients.

Dr. Gullapalli treated my son in a crisis situation of psychosis. She was very empathetic, and expertly managed his medication for a very positive result, with active treatment of only 7 days. Christine, Alexandria, La.

Dr. G has been my son's doctor for 15 years and counting. He was 12 and very afraid of his diagnosis. She has been an absolute Angel. She recently started treating me for severe depression after a miscarriage. We have been to numerous doctors but Dr. G is the best Psychiatrist ever! CBrown-Holliday

Seems distracted during patient conferences. Doesn't seem to listen effectively to patient complaints/problems. May have an agenda/conflict of interest with in-patient clinic. Tries to shoehorn patients/symptoms into depression slot even though other medical causes for symptoms may be present. Wait times for scheduled office appointments are outrageous--2-3 hours are normal!?

I love Dr Gullapalli. She is so nice. Wait time is a little long but I understand she is very busy.

Extremely long wait times. Poor direction, despite calling office, caused withdrawal symptoms. She admitted to not being qualified to handle one of my problems, then made no effort to refer me to someone who was. She spent very little time on me. She checked her cell during visits. Asked for help with one symptom related to stress. She kept repeating how weird it was. She decided against any medication to address it. She said it was minor and I just needed to learn to manage my stress better.

She has an attitude that screams that she hates her job. She herds you through like cattle, literally spending less than 5 minutes with you (I timed it)