in this matter he has developed the tentancy of scape.he don`t have fath in any one he thought that every one is the helper of that of his son. how shold he get rid of this fear. we r consulting a psychiatrist. please give some suggestion.
2006-09-21 18:31:30 · 13 answers · asked by tom 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
he can either be suffering from delusional disorder (person develops very strong false beliefs) wherein auditory hallucinations are one of the symptoms. because of this auditory hallucinations they start hearing words that others can not perceive and they are misled by these delusory words and tend to go away from home.
or he could be suffering from alzeimer's disease wherein an aged person starts losing his mental faculties one by one and it leads to lots of confusions and mis beliefs. because of loss of memory once they go out of the house they forget their way back home and tend to get lost. either way he requires a psychiatrists help. there are now medicines available that can arrest this disease at this point and not allow it to progress further (stops degradation of neural cells).
here the care givers require counselling to understand the know-how of the unfortunate condition than the patient himself.
tomorrow is "world's Alzeimer's Day". please gather as much information as possible so that the family can be mentally prepared and strengthened to face this cerebral deterioration of the patient.
give more care to the care givers so that they can face the slow eating away of a person's identity by this killer disease.
good luck and we are all with you!
2006-09-21 19:29:37 · answer #1 · answered by whatsinaname 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In trying to decipher this, it appears he's having auditory hallucinations and paranoid delusions. Does he have a history of schizophrenia, severe mood disorders or other psychotic illness? Does he have symptoms of dementia such as memory impairment? Does he have alcohol and/or drug dependence? What medications is he on? He should see a doctor immediately, preferably a psychiatrist.
2006-09-21 18:54:46 · answer #2 · answered by DawnDavenport 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i may not be the person who can save ur father in laws life but i really feel that ur father in law has come under such situation created by some body which made him so at this time of age a person becomes a devotee to god and he likes to leave the world.so u should make him to beleive to god and trust u.aswhen u were a kid and u were guided by ur father the same thing is now on to u .now u have to play the role of a father and watch how sucessful u r .trust in life and win ur challenge god is taking ur exam.take care bye
2006-09-22 01:47:24 · answer #3 · answered by pinku 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He may have problems with dementia. If so, the psychiatrist will have a few ideas as to what medications may help. My father has dementia and tells us how people are following him, hitting him on the head and beating him. When we ask who is doing this to him he tells us it is his psychiatrist. Good luck.
2006-09-21 18:41:56 · answer #4 · answered by Paula P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey
It is panic disorder
COnsult a psychiatrist and keep a watch ful eye on him. Otherwise he will run away without your knowledge any time..
Start him on medication which psychiatrist prescribes.
Counselling will not be 100% effective in panic disorder.
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2006-09-21 18:40:57 · answer #5 · answered by aroun p 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We have a term for this old age disorder --- "parkiti lara' which translates something into loss of mental balance. Honestly speaking at 80, he will not listen to anyone. So you just have to wait till his time is over.
2006-09-21 18:51:17 · answer #6 · answered by rups 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Psychiatrist, not much else you can do the old guy needs counseling and possibly medication
2006-09-21 18:33:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
take him to his general practitioner first, so he can at least get some meds that may help. And hire a nursing registry to sit with him, most have male caregivers. tell him it is for his protection from people wanting to harm him.(which is of corse, only himself.)
2006-09-21 18:43:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only a medical educated specialist can help him. The know all this wrong way of thinking's and have even certain names for it.....
2006-09-25 00:51:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
u can also go to a psychologist and make ur father-in-law under go some counseling sessions. i think that will help.
2006-09-21 18:48:50 · answer #10 · answered by bloom 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋