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My mother is suffering from a bizarre mental illness. i suspect that it might be schizophrenia. she had clinical depression 6 years ago and she sought treatment for it. she stopped taking it cause she thought that she was okay. Our life was fine and it was going for good until she suddenly started behaving like a demonic maniac 3 years ago (december 2013) she called our family through phone and insulted them and abused them with swear words. she doesn't want to be treated. how to treat her.
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Try to approach her by urself or a person whom she trusts and try to talk her into visiting a doctor. Depending upon the local laws on forceful treatment of mentally ill people in ur country u can take future course of action.
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Consult a nearby psychiatrist if law permits, if she's in a mental a that she can harm herself or others in her vicinity, she can be forcefully taken and admitted to the hospital for a few days, whereby her condition will improve.
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Responding to her with anger and aggression will cause her to become more violent. Don't argue with her against her beliefs, tell her once in clear statement as to how her thoughts and actions are wrong.
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Dr. Niveditha S Murthy
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This is the main issue here. Getting them the Doctor. They always refuse to meet the Doctor.
And please do not jump to conclusions. Schizophrenia is a severe condition. Even depression can present with in controlled anger.
Do you have a friend or a member of your family who is understanding of the situation and is closer to your mother? Like your uncle/aunt ( mother's brother or sister)
Discuss the issue with them and take their help to convince your mother.
The other option is to try home visits by a psychiatrist
Meet a psychiatrist , discuss the issue , request him/her to visit the person at home.
The diagnosis here is more important - is it anger or depression or something else.
For this the doctor has to spend time with your mother for analysis.
So consulting a psychiatrist is the only option you gabe
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