Understanding yourself
Confidentiality and privacy
“What if someone sees me at the clinic?”
Seeing a psychiatrist is private. Here is what confidentiality means, and how the practice protects it.
Raisa reads the news on television, and half of Dhaka knows her face. She has needed help for a year and has not booked, because she imagines a photograph outside the clinic, a whisper at a wedding, a screenshot in a group chat.
An illustration drawn from common experience. The person is invented; the pattern is not.
What confidentiality means
What you tell a doctor is confidential. Doctors have a professional duty not to share your information without your consent, apart from rare situations involving serious risk to you or others, which would be explained to you where possible. Your family, employer and friends are not told that you attend, or why, unless you want them to be.
How the practice protects your privacy
- Appointments are discreet, and you can ask for a time that suits your privacy
- Records are kept securely
- Messages about appointments contain no medical details, and the WhatsApp line is for appointments and practice enquiries only
- For adults, family are involved only with your agreement
A word for people in the public eye
Many well-known people, business leaders, artists and professionals look after their mental health, quietly and successfully. Seeking help stays your business.
Common questions about confidentiality
Will my family or office find out that I see a psychiatrist?
Not unless you want them to. Doctors have a professional duty not to share your information without your consent, apart from rare situations involving serious risk to you or others, which would be explained to you where possible. For adults, family are involved only with your agreement; for a child, a parent or guardian is involved.
Is it safe to contact a psychiatrist on WhatsApp?
At this practice, the WhatsApp line is for appointments and practice enquiries only, and messages about appointments contain no medical details. Clinical matters are discussed in consultation. If you or someone else is in danger, call 999 rather than sending a message.
When to see a psychiatrist
If worry about privacy has kept you from booking, please call and ask how your privacy will be protected before you decide.
Care here is personal: built around your history, your health and what you want to change, and reviewed with you as it goes.
If some of this sounds familiar, a first conversation is a good place to start. You do not need the right words, or to be certain.
Dr. Tajreen is consulting in Uttar Badda now, until 8:00 pm. Call +880 1847-331010Every address and its hours
You do not need to have everything figured out before you begin.
