How state laws can stymie research into your ancestors psychiatric records
NEW YORK (AP) — Breta Meria Conole was in a state psychiatric hospital for more than two decades. But the reason why is a family mystery. Debby Hannigan, her great grandniece, tried for years to access Conole's medical records, because she thought they might hold clues to mental health issues in her family, including her oldest daughter's depression. Hannigan twice wrote to the state of New York for the records. The second time she included a supporting note from her daughter's therapist, is...
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