I'm the guardian for my Mom, who is struggling with mental health right now. Two different neuropyschologists and two different neurologists have stated that they believe she has some form of dementia.

Her psychiatrist is aware of this, but we (family and primary care physician) are concerned that her psychiatrist isn't treating for the right thing or in the appropriate doses, which could be making things worse. In addition, my Mom has been very combative for the last 2 years, and her behavior has escalated over the last couple of months (as noted by family and assisted living).

When I (as guardian) try to share information with her psychiatrist or even ask specifically what she's treating Mom for, I get told that I will need to book an appointment and pay because the psychiatrist is too busy. This seems unacceptable to me, since (1) I'm not trying to have a personal session and (2) a legal guardian should not have to pay money to a medical provider to exchange information that could be helpful to their legal ward...right? This seems illegal and unethical to me.

Thoughts or advice on how to proceed? I should state that the psychiatrist does have my legal papers on file proving guardianship status.