Confidentiality
Your confidentiality is an important issue in psychotherapy. Dr. Madan will make every effort to keep the results of your evaluation and treatment strictly confidential, as is required by law. Information about you will be released by Dr. Madan only with your written permission however there are these following exceptions:
- when there is suspected elder, dependent adult, child abuse or neglect
- when, in Dr. Madan’ judgment, you are in danger of harming yourself or another person, or are unable to care for yourself
- when you communicate to Dr. Madan a serious threat of physical violence against another person, Dr. Madan is required by law to inform both potential victims and legal authorities
- when Dr. Madan is ordered by a court of law to release information as part of a legal proceeding. If you are the plaintiff in a case claiming psychological injury, your psychological records are not protected by the usual confidentiality privilege
- as otherwise required by law