View Single Post
 
Old Apr 09, 2013, 07:54 PM
hamster-bamster hamster-bamster is offline
Account Suspended
 
Member Since: Sep 2011
Location: Northern California
Posts: 14,805
You are asking "Plus, what is so bad that they don't want me to know? After all, this is MY evaluation."

If you were in California, this is what I would say in response:

The problem is that psychiatrists and psychologists, unlike the rest of medical providers, have the right to withhold your records from you. It is unfortunate, but it is what it is.

I have had these tests done and received the results, but I have had MD's evaluations withheld.

The providers cannot, however, withhold the records from your other providers - in other words, if you get another doctor, the record MUST be supplied to that new doctor.

Behind all of that is the belief that people may not be in position to interpret their own records in the realm of mental health. So in California, if you have cancer, you are considered able to deal with the knowledge of your diagnosis, but if you have any kind of a mental health issue, then your doctor gets the discretion to decide whether you are able to deal with the knowledge of your diagnosis.

Back to the testing - the test scores are input for a qualified neuropsychologist to interpret them and write a report. Only neuropsychologists who have been trained and have PhD's can do that. MD's, MFT's, LCSW's, and all the others cannot administer and interpret these tests.

If you are not in California, then you need to look up the law in your state. How records are kept depends on state. Who is qualified to administer and interpret the tests depends on state. Etc.

Your situation sounds pretty horrible to me and the first and immediate step for you to take is to stop all verbal correspondence with the clinic. All the correspondence needs to be in writing. Absolutely no phone calls.