Ben Liu, M.D. — Psychiatrist in Portland, OR
AddressOHSU Knight Cancer Institute Clinic 3485 S Bond Ave Building 2 OR, Portland, OR 97239
Phone+1503-494-7999
Websiteohsu.edu
Ben Liu, M.D., is a board-certified adult psychiatrist practicing at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) in Portland, Oregon. He holds an M.D. from the Medical College of Wisconsin and completed his residency at the University of California, Davis, followed by a fellowship at OHSU. Dr. Liu's clinical practice includes inpatient psychiatry at Unity and the OHSU Psychiatric-Oncology clinic. Beyond his clinical work, he is actively involved in climate change activism through the Climate Psychiatry Alliance and contributes to medical education by creating curricula and teaching medical students. His background includes a B.S. from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Best for
- Patients seeking psychiatric care within OHSU
- Individuals interested in climate change activism
| Key services | Inpatient psychiatry, Psychiatric-Oncology clinic services, Medical education |
| Tags | psychiatrist, adult psychiatry, portland, ohsu, psychiatric-oncology, inpatient psychiatry, climate change activism, medical education |
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Dr. Ben Liu was going to get me forcibly injected with Haldol, a medication which I have a serious adverse reaction to, despite my concerns of losing control of my eyes when on it. I was forced to consent to taking lithium, a medication which made me less happy, anti-social, and dampened the human experience, just to be safe from Haldol injections while at the hospital. I tried to explain that I was very sleep-deprived and I just needed sleep to function better, but Dr. Ben Liu wouldn't hear it. He insisted I take not one, but two anti-psychotics. I didn't feel comfortable bringing up my concerns with lithium, instead I kept quiet and took it because the alternative was to put me on something more serious that would cause me more serious problems. I just needed to get out of the hospital and immediately stop taking the medication, which I did without any problems. However, upon my discharge, I went to a follow up appointment with a doctor, and I found out I was pregnant. They didn't find this out until AFTER I left the hospital. While I was at the hospital, I was forced to take medication against my will that could have harmed the unborn baby.
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