Tag: medical records

My son recently had a first psychotic episode due to excessive marijuana use and a head injury. He is currently in legal trouble for hitting a staffer while involuntarily committed to a mental hospital. Doctors now say he shows no sign of mental illness. He wants to get the charges dropped and go to rehab. Is there any way to have a psychiatric diagnosis voided?

From NPR: "As more and more doctors' offices give patients electronic access to their medical records, both patients and their physicians are asking: Exactly...