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<blockquote data-quote="Copabanana" data-source="post: 690348" data-attributes="member: 18958"><p>Hi Alaska</p><p></p><p>Welcome. I echo what everybody else said and will add these few things.</p><p></p><p>Diagnosing is not an exact science. And provider who has contact with your son or any patient is compelled to either confirm the existing diagnosis or change it. It is very frequently a guess. A quick guess. To really know what is going on (and it can change) takes time and knowledge of your son or any other patient. Even with that, people disagree.</p><p></p><p>Drugs confound everything. Many drugs cause symptoms that look like profound mental illness and even when stopping these drugs, the symptoms can continue for a long time.</p><p></p><p>If you are afraid of him you must keep the boundaries you have put into place. There is really no other way to handle a situation where an adult is refusing treatment, is volatile, angry and under the influence.</p><p></p><p>That said, some people get treatment and get better.</p><p></p><p>My son is 27, was homeless, is mentally ill on SSI, and has not worked for 4 years. He is getting better! He has had several of the same issues as your son.</p><p></p><p>Take care. I hope you keep posting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Copabanana, post: 690348, member: 18958"] Hi Alaska Welcome. I echo what everybody else said and will add these few things. Diagnosing is not an exact science. And provider who has contact with your son or any patient is compelled to either confirm the existing diagnosis or change it. It is very frequently a guess. A quick guess. To really know what is going on (and it can change) takes time and knowledge of your son or any other patient. Even with that, people disagree. Drugs confound everything. Many drugs cause symptoms that look like profound mental illness and even when stopping these drugs, the symptoms can continue for a long time. If you are afraid of him you must keep the boundaries you have put into place. There is really no other way to handle a situation where an adult is refusing treatment, is volatile, angry and under the influence. That said, some people get treatment and get better. My son is 27, was homeless, is mentally ill on SSI, and has not worked for 4 years. He is getting better! He has had several of the same issues as your son. Take care. I hope you keep posting. [/QUOTE]
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