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Originally Posted by TipsyTurtle
Hello. I was wondering if there are laws a doctor must follow that would make it illegal or malpractice to not reveal the diagnosis of an adolescent to a parent for essentially financial gain? Both me and my wife had been seeing a psychiatrist for our own issues and after years of
observing serious issues with my stepson, I finally convinced my wife him to be seen. The doctor essentially said that my wife would never admit that I was right about him and set a course of basically trying to urge me to leave my wife instead of being straightforward with my wife about the diagnosis of my stepson. Because of the relationship between my wife and stepson, I am certain the doctor knew that my wife would leave as a patient if he told her the seriousness of the childs problems. I was essentially a scapegoat and this doctor has vindicated my wife by her thinking it is all my imagination and that he is just like every other child. Of course, this assumes the doctor thought nothing could be done for him which is disturbing.
I looked for info on the state licensing board website but could not find anything. I am planning on filing a forma complaint.
Thanks.
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I don't know why but for some reason this exact post sounds familiar but that aside...
here in America anyone can provide a service, buy or sell anything for financial gain.
in fact most people out there in the work force no matter what career or job they have will say the number one reason they are in the jobs they are is because of financial reasons. they have to eat, they have to cloth their self, they have to pay for a roof over their heads whether its their own home or rental.
that's how it goes in the world dependent upon currency.
whether a psychiatrist is in their job and refuse or not refuse due to financial gain is a personal choice based on their own bills and so forth.
now finances aside can a psychiatrist refuse to diagnose people... yes they can. there in nothing saying a mental health treatment provider of any kind
..must...
.render a diagnosis...
in fact most treatment providers do
..not
...jump right to diagnosing someone. they take time to get to know their clients, get to know their clients background, their clients life style, their symptoms and challenges. then they usually work on the persons symptoms and challenges. this helps to narrow down what a persons diagnosis is and whether a person actually needs a diagnosis.
here in America the way the mental health system is now a person can work on their problems, symptoms with out actually receiving any official diagnosis,
and even when a treatment provider does render an actual diagnosis, there are diagnosis labels that allow treatment providers to not disclose what the disorders are.
and yes if you feel the treatment provider is not providing adequate mental health care you can make a formal complaint. someone from the state board will contact you for a legal statement and your signature. a hearing will take place where you may have to give testimony on how you think this treatment provider is doin something wrong by not rendering a diagnosis. then the state board will decide based on your evidence and the treatment providers defense whether a crime against your child happened. if so the treatment provider will either be sanctioned (given a fee to pay the board) or as severe as loss of their credentials to practice in your state. they will be able to most to another stand and go through certifications and such for another state. complaints do not make it so that treatment providers can never work again unless the crime is so severe that it warrents disbarment from working as a psychiatrist.