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Hello, my father is 65 years old, from past 3 years after his mother's death he started acting strange, cannot form word properly, anxiety, walks a lot, curious most of time, behave like child, forgets lots of things, unable to understand situations.
Please help me out further that what I need or whom i need to consult over this.
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May be your father face some unpleasant and grief after his mother passed away .
Grief counselling is needed and also to check brainfog , memory issues , behavior issues for proper diagnosis.
As you told specifically mafter his mother passed àway , we should give him talk therapy and expressive arts therapy madam
As per observation along psychiatrist medications will be needed .
Better consult with psychologist
You can find me out in SHALINI PSYCHOLOGY CARE, Mobile counselling
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talk to him , give support and comfort zone .
check if he is really behaving abnormal or mild mood disorder swings happening...check out the symptoms very carefully.
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better have mobile counselling with us for proper diagnosis and geriatric counselling .
our service for old age people have been very helpful for them to get back their healthy life madam.
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Hi, consult a psychiatrist and explain about your fathers condition. It looks like your father is suffering from depression and anxiety. It will be good if you can consult a psychiatrist who can help your father.
Counseling is also effective in treating depression and anxiety. I recommend that you first consult a psychiatrist and then consider Counseling.
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Consult a psychiatrist and psychologist.
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Ms. Kajol Birawat
Counselling Psychologist
3 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hey, thank you for reaching out. I understand how difficult this can be for you right now. What your father is going through can be due to the grief of losing his mother. Bereavement can lead to feelings of confusion, bouts of forgetfulness, anxiety, and disorientation. To overcome the feeling of anxiety, your father can try the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique to feel more connected to the present. You can also guide him using various breathing techniques like the Box Breathing Method and the 4-7-8 Method when he feels very anxious. He can write down his tasks on a sheet of paper to avoid forgetting when he has multiple tasks on his To-Do List.
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The above mentioned tips can help your father deal with it presently but consider taking him for therapy. It can help him process his emotions and grieve, and it is also ideal to help him communicate and adopt strategies effective for him.
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Mr. Gunjan Maithil
Psychologist
13 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hi... Please first take him to a Psychiatrist to make sure if he going through some condition (Alzheimer's). After diagnosis, treatment will be done accordingly.
He might need both medication and counselling/psychotherapy.
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Find a good Psychiatrist and Psychologist online/offline
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To Seek my Services Online you can Google me or visit my Website (https://gunjanmaithil.wixsite.com/therapy)
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Ms. Hema Sampath
Counselling Psychologist
18 yrs exp
Bangalore
Consult a psychiatrist.
He will prescribe medicines appropriately..
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