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The Psychiatry Group offers independent psychiatric record review services for legal, insurance, and workers’ compensation matters. Reviews examine available medical and mental health documentation, including psychiatric history, diagnoses, treatment records, and relevant clinical findings. The purpose is to help authorized professionals better understand the psychiatric information and its relevance to the questions involved in a case.

Psychiatric Medical Record Review

Medical-legal / forensic service. This is not treatment.

Dr. Asif R. Malik, MD provides comprehensive psychiatric medical record reviews for attorneys, insurance companies, employers, government agencies, IME organizations, and other authorized referral sources requiring independent psychiatric analysis.

A record review may be appropriate when an expert psychiatric opinion is needed without a face-to-face examination.

Records Reviewed

Depending on the referral, the review may include:

  • Psychiatric medical records
  • General medical records
  • Hospital records
  • Emergency department records
  • Therapy notes
  • Medication history
  • Psychiatric evaluations
  • Functional assessments
  • Previous IME reports
  • QME and AME reports
  • Neuropsychological evaluations
  • Disability reports
  • Other relevant medical-legal documentation

Areas of Analysis

A psychiatric record review may address:

  • Psychiatric diagnosis
  • Clinical history
  • Treatment history
  • Causation
  • Functional limitations
  • Work capacity
  • Disability
  • Impairment
  • Treatment recommendations
  • Maximum Medical Improvement
  • Consistency of psychiatric findings
  • Other questions presented by the referring party

Independent Medical-Legal Opinion

The review is focused on the specific questions presented by the referral source and is based on the available documentation and applicable medical standards.

Request a Psychiatric IME or Expert Review

Attorneys, insurance carriers, IME organizations, employers, and other authorized referral sources may contact our office to request:

Contact us today to discuss your case or submit a secure referral.