i just have a question. my fiance is now seeing a psychologist that his family and i hired for him.the psychologist just went in to see him for the first time yesterday(april 10). he asked a lot of questions and learned about the voices in my fiances head. then he tld my fiance that he would see him next week. my question is, if he d't think anything was wrong with my fiance mentally,(like schitzophrenia) would he still continue to see him? i do know that he is going to talk to butchies lawyer today and tell him what he found, but i want to know what he found. does the family have the right to know what was found?:confused:

Haven ,I wouldn't think he would want to see your fiance again if nothing were wrong,I mean what would be the point?
I think his lawyer can tell you or the family how to get access to his medical records,I think he has to sign a release.Let us know what happens.

Any thing that is said between him and the doctor cant be revealed to any one with out his permisssion. That is saying cause his family hired him. It is so much diffrent if the state did.
More then likly the doc will see him as long as you keep paying him, at least that is what i assume. You might want to ask the doctor just in case.

There are many other mental illnesses besides schizophrenia. If nothing else, I am certain at the very least your fiancee is experiencing some level of depression and/or anxiety and that alone is enough for th psychologist to see him.

As far as releasing information to the family, confidentiality laws prohibit this, unless he signs a written relase form.

I would say, as a clinician, that it would be very difficult to make an ACCURATE diagnosis based on only one meeting-- Because the psychologist is meeting with your husband again doesn't necessarily mean he thinks that there IS something wrong with your husband OR that there ISN'T-- I think this is a good sign that he wants to really do a complete and accurate assessment-- particularly before he makes any recommendation to the court.... Keep in mind, he should be looking not only at what your husband reports about his symptoms, but he also has to make an assessment about how honest your husband is being-- he is going to look at his behaviors in the time he is with him, etc, etc....
And what people have told you is correct... your husband would have to sign a consent form to make any information available to you....

thank u all for your help. u answered my questions.