GP advice re dd. Her appointment or mine?

[Mombingo]

Maybe a daft question...

I want to speak with the GP re concerns I have about ( an adult just) DD's mental health and to get some advice. I realise there is obviously nothing they can do practically unless DD consults them herself. So do I ask for an appointment in my name even though it isn't about my own health?

You can't ask for an appointment in her name and then show up yourself, no.

What do you actually want to discuss? They may not be able to give you the advice you want.

You go and get advice for you. On how you can look after yourself and help your dd.

If she’s an adult then they can’t talk to you about it as far as I’m aware, although I’m sure you could ask for advice on how to support her

I guess I am wanting talk to them about specific behaviours (and whether I am right to be so worried) and perhaps ask what dd might expect to happen should she agree to seek help.

They won’t discuss this with you

They will listen to you op but I doubt they'd provide any form of diagnosis with your dd there so it'll probably be a wasted journey. Speaking as someone who works in the field of mental health.

Ds is autistic and an adult. But has given written permission for us to talk on his behalf. From 16 onwards they would not allow us to talk for him or discuss anything about him, without a letter confirming his consent.

You could try phoning the young minds parent helpline, I think they go up to 25. I phoned them a couple of years ago. And after the first call they offered me a 50min call with a qualified MH professional a couple of days later, who was excellent.