My best friend's roommate is manic depressive, and heavily medicated - lithium, etc. More than likely, this week she has stopped taking medicine, and is extremely possessive and confrontational to the point of out-of-control. My best friend is pretty much staying with me because she is just beyond reasoning. We're not concerned about our safety, but we need to know how a professional psychologist would reason with a person in that state to get her to either take medication or to go seek medical attention. The police might end up being a solution in this one. I appreciate it!
2006-11-01 14:20:02 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Son is a manic depressive
you cannot intervene unless they are an endangerment to themselves or others
police will not help unless the person is out of control or agrees to go
OR unless someone witnesses a dangerous situation
even then.. the mental facility will not hold someone against their will after 24 hours
watch from a safe distance and wait
Good Luck
2006-11-01 14:30:57 · answer #1 · answered by Mopar Muscle Gal 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Looks like this problem is beyond your scope. You should really try to get the family of this manic depressive involved. Let them deal with that person. It would be very difficult to force her to take the medication. Another way to deal with the problem is to try to locate her Dr who prescribe those meds for her; so the Dr. can intervene.
In as much as your best friend can not live in an unhealthy situation like that, you might even call the police to intervene. In this situation, the police will take her to the hospital and have her committed for your friend's and her own safety. Did you try to reason with this roomate and warn her? It's possible to reach her once the manic phase subsides. Her confrontational and posssessive attitudes might be well founded. Has your best friend try to get into her things?
I have a bipolar disorder and can't afford not to take my medication. I have to keep my mood swings stabilized. It took four admissions to the hospitals to finally make me realize and accept the seriousness of my condition and the importance of taking my meds.
Lithium is good and the right drug of choice but it can also cause some form of psychosis. Maybe her doctor needs to adjust her dosage or change the meds. That's why i said her doctor should be informed.
2006-11-01 14:26:18 · answer #2 · answered by rosieC 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
OK this person , is immune to the meds,time to either up the dose or change the meds,
keeping calm is the best solution, getting all up tight anit going to help either of you ,may i suggest you seek help like asap, this person is outta control, this may have to come to a force full situation, i would call your mental health people ,take there advice as what you can legally do to prevent this person hurting you or anyone else........
2006-11-01 14:50:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-03 04:48:17 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My brother's girlfriend went out of control so he called the police. After speaking to her mother and getting he ok they took her to the hospital.
2006-11-01 15:32:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry you are going through this, my ex- husband is bi-polar (manic-depressive) and the operative word is EX. I could not help him no matter how hard I tried.
2006-11-01 14:30:04 · answer #6 · answered by sillyg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With a case like this (skipping medication) your (or their )GP should be of help to you, I would take this very seriously
A very informative web site maybe for general help to learn more would be ..
http://www.beyondblue.org.au
2006-11-01 14:34:44 · answer #7 · answered by Vivian X 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wait for the natural consequences to unfold.
2006-11-01 14:30:50 · answer #8 · answered by DrB 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋