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Will anyone else ever see it?
I was having a really hard time two months ago and my mom took me to see a psychiatrist. He diagnosed me with a mood disorder NOS (not otherwise specified). My mom took me to have some blood drawn to check if maybe the way I was feeling was because my hormones were out of balance. We got the results back and the doctor said it was all entirely hormonal (mainly thyroid). So I really don't want what the psychiatrist wrote down on my report or record or whatever it's called to stay there for the rest of my life. Should I call him and tell him what was really wrong so I can get that off my record or will it just go away if I stop seeing him? Will anyone else ever be able to see what he wrote down(like whenever I go to apply for a job or something)?
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Everything you say to your psychiatrist is 100% confidential unless it is harmful to yourself or others. Also, jobs can not look into your mental history, because that is discrimination. Whatever they diagnose you with, no one else will be able to see, unless you tell someone.
I advise you to keep seeing your psychiatrist as long as you're comfortable talking to them. They can be a lot of help too. Medications may possibly be given to balance the chemicals in your brain. =]
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You can go to medical records and have them send a copy of your lab results and your doctor's notes ("dictation") to your psychiatrist. Trust that he will evaluate the results fairly. He is perfectly able to change the diagnosis he put in your medical record. Also, your medical record is protected by the HIPAA legislation of 1995 (Health Information Portability and Accountability Act). No employer will ever have access to it.
Dr. Chad
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NO! nobody will ever see it. its a part of patient confidentiality, which means nobody is allowed to look at your record except for you (unless you are a minor then your guardian can) and the doctor can not release any kind of information unless 1) you have AIDS or 2) you are going to kill yourself or another person.
and being diagnosed with NOS is not that big of a deal :) its alright. and you don't even have that anyways. so i would call him and tell him it was hormonal anyways! just to get it off your record. but even if you don't nobody will ever see it.
hope i helped :)
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I am not an expert, but I really think that those things are confidential. I highly doubt that when you apply for a job they will see it. The only time that confidentiality is not honored is if you are a threat to yourself or others. For safety reasons, they would tell parents, authorities, etc. depending on the situation. But for this, no, people probably wouldn't know unless you tell them.
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