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“There were no conventional treatments offered or documented for her psychiatric symptoms,” the disciplinary finding says. “(The) patient was not treated for her psychiatric symptoms by another physician according to the chart. Dr. Armstrong did not refer this patient to another physician for the psychiatric symptoms or her seizures. The patient did not have a family physician. Instead, Dr. Armstrong concentrated on giving vitamins, minerals and amino acids, which are not the standard of care. Her focus regarding this patient was on chemical sensitivities and metal toxicities.”

Armstrong admitted to not having upheld a proper standard of medical care for the young woman, the disciplinary finding says.

The website for Armstrong’s clinic talks about helping people who’ve been made sick by constant exposure to low doses of chemicals and energies in their environments, from mould to heavy metals to electromagnetic radiation. Treatments include vitamin infusions, allergy tests and “detoxification.”

Many of those treatments aren’t covered by public health insurance, and the site says patients can expect to pay between $500 and $2,000 out of pocket for the first month of Armstrong’s care. A vitamin infusion alone can cost up to $200.

The voice mail at the clinic says patients who wear scents or smell of smoke won’t be treated. It also says the clinic isn’t taking new patients and its waiting list is closed.

Armstrong gets to keep her medical licence, but current patients, according to the disciplinary finding against Armstrong, have until the end of January to find other doctors or Armstrong has to stop treating them. Those other doctors will have to get regular updates on what Armstrong does with each patient, including new therapies she plans or changes to treatment she’s already doing. There’s no time limit on the condition.