((((Hugs))))

I'm really sorry. I don't have experience with legal stuff or malpractice, but I do have a lot of experience with psychiatry as a patient and from looking out for others with lousy care like this.

This is not uncommon. My last psychiatrist told me about how he diagnosed someone with lithium poisoning, because other psychiatrists missed it. I know of 2 other people this happened to. And it doesn't seem like ER doctors know about this.

What often happens is that people's metabolism is affected by the other drugs they take, so what would be a normal/safe dose titration will put their blood levels over the limit. The interaction with other drugs, along with other health conditions (like liver dysfunction-which is more common these days), is a big thing. Psychiatrists often do not check these things or coordinate care. Sometimes it's because they are in another health facility who doesn't share medical records but the psychiatrist is too lazy to look.

Here are the clinical guidelines for psychiatry, maybe that help you figure this out. They are only guidelines though, there are often reasons not to follow them.

https://www.guideline.gov/search?f_C...erm=Psychiatry

You could probably get a free legal consultation by contacting a medical malpractice attorney.

This is so horrible. I feel for her. It's so sad how many negligent doctors there are out there. And many people don't know it and are lucky nothing happened to them. I experienced much of it myself but never sued. But I learned too that I have to spend time researching and learning what the appropriate treatments are and taking care of myself.

What was the diagnosis that you think was wrong?