Craig Malkin, PhD

I saw Craig for about three months around 2000.
I had sought out Craig from need for a psychological recommendation. I’d been forthright about that from the very beginning. I had received malicious accusations from a reputed organization. I contacted Craig Malkin to help me defend myself.
I was forthright with Craig, telling him exactly what I needed: A letter of clean bill of mental health. Over a period of about three months, I had a number of visits and even had an evaluation to determine if I was ADD (attention deficit disorder) (according to that test (FWIW), I wasn’t).
After that, Craig forgot about why I’d sought him out. He also forgot what he said he’d do and he didn’t do what he said he’d do.
Craig forgot basic details such as how many times I’d seen him and even got confused about where I live (it wasn’t Cambridge!).
When I pointed out to Craig that he’d forgotten why I’d seen him (and somewhat resentfully), Craig said that too much time had passed (months, literally!). He then had to look in the «in the system» (electronic records) to conclude that based on the number of times I’d visited him, no such recommendation could be made. Craig forgot I had repeatedly explained that I was so dirt-​poor; that I couldn’t afford the co-​pays, and that nearly each visit, I’d told him I’d snuck past the receptionist to avoid the copay (so not «in the system»).
Again, I went through all of this because I had needed a letter, which again, I’d explained right from the beginning.
Craig refused to provide a professional psychiatric evaluation — not because he thought that it was wrong — but that he could not make a recommendation based on the number of visits «in the system».
My wife lost her job and I lost health benefits, and so could no longer make appointments to see Craig Malkin. I eventually gave up trying to get this letter, which was for Berklee. I quit playing music and focused on something that would help make money (Java, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, OOP).
FFW to 2011, I’m doing much better. However, I can’t help but think how profoundly different things would have been if Craig had had a fair attitude towards his own professional obligations.