Psychiatrist mistake lands patient in mental hospital

My son's meds were increased with no followup visit to monitor his reaction to the "doubled" dose. He became manic with some aggressive thoughts. He was diagnosed with OCD at four yrs. of age, and his symptoms got really bad on the increased dose of Effexor XR. He became very manic with some violent "unwanted" thoughts. When I called and told the doctor about this, he apologized, but called the Sheriff's dept. to do a safety check on him. They in turn, handcuffed him at his apt. and put him on a 72 hr. hold. He is now stuck in this system and can't get out. They have his meds all screwed up now, and he's worse than ever. I feel the doctor should be held accountable.
Is the doctor in any way responsible for the fact that he has now been put into a mental hospital, for lack of following up with him? He also gave him three refills with no followup appt. I called him to schedule one, and he informed me that my son was on a waiting list to see an attendee (this doc is a resident). He didn't even bother to call us to tell us that.
Do I have a malpractice case?

It is possible you have a case based on what you say here; you should take a brief description of these events as well as your medical records to a malpractice attorney and see if the attorney thinks you have a claim; often you need to contact several attorneys to find one to take the case; the review of your case and records is often free and then they will normally take the case on a contingency fee basis if they think you can win

Hi, I am terribly sorry about what happened to your son.

I don't think you have a case (however I could be wrong). It sounds like your son has bipolar (because you said he had a manic episode after the anti-depressants) and this is unfortunately commonly misdiagnosed as unipolar depression.

The police handcuffing him is a very unfortunate incident and they really had not right to do that unless your son was violent and it appears that he wasn't. What should have happened is the mental health team should have come to your house instead of the police (or with the police) are police are really untrained and unskilled to deal with these situations. They are hopeless.

The dr did do the right thing in calling for help (despite the police treatment). Once your son is stablised he shouldn't be in the hospital for much longer and at least now he will be seen by a psychiatrist so he can get a more accurate dx and the correct medications to treat his disorder.

If the doctor doesn't want to follow up your son, he has the right to as drs in private practice can pick and choose their patients (unless it is an emergency).

I know your angry right now but I hope you and your son will feel better in time.