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I had an appointment with Dr. Satoko Miyamoto, DO at Community Psychiatry in Oakland, CA in January 2015. It was my first appointment with Dr. Miyamoto. During the appointment, I believe that Dr. Miyamoto acted in an unprofessional and unethical manner. When reviewing my history, she asked unnecessary questions about my previous sexual assaults. For all 3 sexual assaults, she asked me to describe the assailant, the time and place of the attacks, if I had been drinking, and exactly how I was assaulted. The way she talked to me insinuated that I was at fault for these assaults, which is unethical. I have worked with other psychiatrists and therapists talking about the attacks, and they never asked me such inappropriate questions or insinuated that I was at fault - something it has taken me years to counteract in my own mind. In addition, during the appointment Dr. Miyamoto refused to make changes to any of my medications. She told me that she did not believe my prior diagnoses to be correct and refused to change the medications I was taking to address those conditions. I also described how my anxiety had worsened over the past 6 months but she refused to increase the dosage of the medication I am currently taking to address that or prescribe an alternative medication. I have never, in 10 years of receiving psychiatric care, been so disrespected by a physician. I have never been made to feel that I was at fault for being assaulted like Dr. Miyamoto did. She refused to listen to my assessment of my mental health and refused to take action to address the issues I am having. I sought her medical attention to make progress in stabilizing my mental health. Instead of administering proper treatment, she refused to listen to my experiences and administered no treatment whatsoever. I believe she acted in an unprofessional and unethical manner during the appointment. I have never been treated so poorly by a medical professional in my life. I left the office in tears, more mentally distraught after her "treatment" then when I came in.