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How do you help a 21 year old with bipolar disorder that refuses to take meds even after returning home from psy hospital?
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∙ 14y ago
I'm sorry to say that you can't help an adult who will not help themselves. It takes an average of 8 hospitalizations before a person with BP understands that medication is not an option if they wish to remain stable and productive. Those are the statistics and of course, it could be more or less depending on the individual.
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How can you have your adult son get a mental evaluation if he refuses?
1st off are u sure he needs it if he is over 18 you cant force him keep trying to convince him if he is exhibiting symptoms of bipolar and try to get him to see he is if he is bipolar and doesn't get one he is likely to have a breakdown and be hospitalized or worse if there is no sign that he has a mental disorder there is no reason for him to get one
Is there a mental disorder in which a person refuses to accept blame for their mistakes?
Possibly narcissistic personality disorder. Possibly sociopathic personality disorder.
Is mary-kate olsen suffering from a disorder?
yes she is suffering from a disorder- anerexiain this disease the person refuses to eat because they think that they will get fat
My husband suffers from schizo-effective disorder and his body refuses to intake anything fatty, sugary, or unhealthy (he throws it up or gets sick almost immediately) but lately he's been unable to eat anything! What should I do?
Go to the hospital
An eating disorder in which the person refuses to eat?
That is a general characteristic of anorexia.
What is an eating disorder in which the person refuses to eat because of a fear of weight gain?
That sounds exactly like the eating disorder known as Anorexia Nervosa, or anorexia for short.
When you're a carer can you force your father into hospital?
I'm my dad's carer and he often has falls making us call for an ambulance. He's always told by the ambulance crew to make a hospital visit but refuses. As a carer am I allowed to force the hospital visit?
What is Johnny reaction when the nurse tells him that his mother is at the hospital to visit him in the Outsiders?
upset
Is there a confidential treatment center near Foley where a bipolar person can stay there for a few weeks to get help My husband is SO paranoid about what people will think that he refuses to seek help.?
Please reassure your husband that confidentiality is a given, regardless of where he seeks treatment for his bipolar disorder. Patient privacy laws and professional ethics ensure that his personal information will absolutely not be shared. If he is concerned about asking his local physician or psychiatrist for a referral to a residential treatment facility, he can call the Alabama Department of Mental Health Consumer Relations Office at 1-800-832-0952. They can point him to an appropriate treatment facility in the Foley area.
If a patient is being admitted to a hospital and refuses all preadmission testing but a bill is sent to the insurance carrier for these services anyway what is this called?
This is called double Billing
What is legal and ethical issues in abnormal psychology?
The right to refuse medical treatment/medications. If a person with a psychological disorder refuses treatment/medications, is it their fault for commiting a crime or the doctors?
When your spouse has multiple disorders in her family history such as Narcissism Histrionic PD Bipolar disease how do you know how to handle her?
First off don't jump the gun! She may be lucky and the genes will have skipped her or others in her family. If you are already having problems then get a diagnosis from a specialist and don't second-guess. Once you know what is wrong then look it up on www.google.com Usually medications can help with the Bipolar, but narcissism is another thing, but the good side of this is women are 98% more likely to seek out psychiatric care for this problem than men are. If your spouse has been diagnosed and refuses any treatment or refuses to take her medications for bipolar then you are going to have to tell her she has to help herself and do as the doctors say or you're leaving. Mean it! If you don't these two diseases can ruin you.
