QUESTION
How can I file a complaint against a psychiatrist?
Asked on Aug 14th, 2015 on Personal Injury - Wisconsin
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I had a problem with my psychiatrist giving me the wrong prescription for my medical condition (I am bipolar, but was given much more expensive medicine for someone with schizophrenia. Instead of using the less expensive and safer lithium) which in turn caused me to have increasing manic episodes, and I would like to start legal action against him starting with the medical board. Where should I file my complaint? All help is appreciated, thanks.
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James Eugene Hasser
You can go to the Medical Board to complain. Good luck.
Answered on Aug 17th, 2015 at 2:45 PM
Ronald A. Steinberg
You need an expert who will testify for you.
Answered on Aug 17th, 2015 at 1:44 AM
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Save your energy and focus on the future. Your damages will not be appreciable to a typical Montana jury. Psychiatric conditions and treatment are full of plenty of hiding places for an incompetent doctor to hide in. It wouldn't be worth all the stress. How much money do you think you deserve for the doctor's horrible negligence?
Answered on Aug 14th, 2015 at 4:48 PM
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First things first: consult a lawyer well-versed in medical malpractice. There are all sorts of rule and procedures governing medical malpractice claims and in certain instances, a very short statute of limitations within which you must state your claim. In Wisconsin, if the physician is employed by the State, you have 180 days from the negligent act, or from the time a reasonable person should know of the negligence If the physician is privately employed, the limitations period is 3 years. Generally a complaint must be filed with, and argued before, a Medical Mediation Panel. You will need an expert to advise you whether the prescription is outside the standard of care. I can tell you from other cases that psychiatrists sometimes prescribe 'atypical' antischizophrenics to bipolar patients. I assume this is acceptable only after other drugs have failed but I do not know. Find a capable lawyer. Good Luck.
Answered on Aug 14th, 2015 at 4:43 PM