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May 2, 2006, 1:36 am PDT
The only thing you can do
Quote From: tcrodgersFirst user here -- trying to get some advice on how to get my mother (55yo) to go to family doctor at minimum and mainly a psychologist/psychiatrist. I am convinced she has bipolar d/o and she won't admit that there is even a problem. Will only admit she had depression in past. Many issues involved here that I won't go into. I've been tactful, direct, had my younger brother try to encourage her as well. I am the oldest and experienced many of her mood swings, but my youngest brother is now experiencing her manic episodes for the first time and is also very worried for her and her relationship with his wife and new baby. ???Help for her??? that I can see is to get her to go to the family doctor to discuss her depression issues. Perhaps he can convince her to seek help for her depression. Confronting her with bipolar issues right off the bat probably won't do it. It is difficult to get someone to get help who doesn't particularly want it, but if she can be convinced she can be helped with her depression she may go along with it. That's all I know to do at this point.
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