that in the US doctors are reticent about giving psych patients their records and it is not standard practice to release them. however,
1. they WILL release them to another doc (so for instance, you could request them sent to your current pdoc and that should NOT present any problem).
2. i am not sure if there is any legal difference with psych records specifically. If not, you have a right to those records. you might want to call some place like NAMI and find that out.
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Originally Posted by befuddled2
Thank you all for your ideas and stories. I have one recent story to tell. I am having a hospital investigated for bogus pych treatment. In the process of filling out the form I am finding out how hard it is to get the information. I am being told that it is up to my pysch doctor as to whether or not I can get the records. I am not with that doctor anymore and I resent him having the say as to whether or not I can get my hospital records.
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