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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 246802" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>Thanks everyone! SW- that is one of the reasons I want him to stay where he is as long as possible. I do believe they are keeping a close eye on him (someone even came and asked about him while we were on the phone for 15 mins). And, I need and want their help in sorting out what is mania and what is losing control due to anxiety that he can't cope with in a better way. The ward staff can't answer all those questions, but if they are maintaining the level of communication between staff/doctors that they exhibited last week, I think it's the best shot for getting to the root of difficult child's problems.</p><p></p><p>I call it manipulation, but I don't think it's because difficult child doesn't care or that he's trying to be deviant. I do think he's reacting to anxiety and stress. I expect that they will bring that out tomorrow because before they had been saying that they see no behavior or mood lability in difficult child. Now, he's under stress and he's showing things that he exhibited at home. (Not to the extreme, but they know he's in a more secure environment).</p><p></p><p>Whether or not this is truly mania/bipolar or poor coping skills on top of some unspecified mood disorder (anxiety and depression) is what we need to hone in on. Of course, CBT is necessary, too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 246802, member: 3699"] Thanks everyone! SW- that is one of the reasons I want him to stay where he is as long as possible. I do believe they are keeping a close eye on him (someone even came and asked about him while we were on the phone for 15 mins). And, I need and want their help in sorting out what is mania and what is losing control due to anxiety that he can't cope with in a better way. The ward staff can't answer all those questions, but if they are maintaining the level of communication between staff/doctors that they exhibited last week, I think it's the best shot for getting to the root of difficult child's problems. I call it manipulation, but I don't think it's because difficult child doesn't care or that he's trying to be deviant. I do think he's reacting to anxiety and stress. I expect that they will bring that out tomorrow because before they had been saying that they see no behavior or mood lability in difficult child. Now, he's under stress and he's showing things that he exhibited at home. (Not to the extreme, but they know he's in a more secure environment). Whether or not this is truly mania/bipolar or poor coping skills on top of some unspecified mood disorder (anxiety and depression) is what we need to hone in on. Of course, CBT is necessary, too. [/QUOTE]
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