Comments on: Donna’s Daughter http://www.finkshrink.com/blog Information and support Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:57:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: carolmaclean http://www.finkshrink.com/blog/bipolar-stories-and-insights/donnas-daughter/comment-page-1#comment-1283 carolmaclean Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:47:59 +0000 http://finkshrink.com/blog/?page_id=30#comment-1283 My daughter wont accept her bioplar illlness and wont talk about it and becomes very angry towards me when i try to talk to her i feel she blmes me has been in hospital twice there is nothing wrong with her her moods swings are terrible one day okay next day wont speak stares into space there asppears to be alot of behaviour straits she is not becommming angry with her dad now and looking for an argument we dont react but her behavior is unacceptable has a baby of 1 year old and trys to use him against us i have had a 3 month break with no contact as its has affected me and my husband with some of the nasty things she says and she has put on about 5 stone on in weight and is connfort eating any suggestions has a cpn but it s all confidential and i am not her next of kin her husband is and e is in denial too any tips My daughter wont accept her bioplar illlness and wont talk about it and becomes very angry towards me when i try to talk to her i feel she blmes me has been in hospital twice there is nothing wrong with her her moods swings are terrible one day okay next day wont speak stares into space there asppears to be alot of behaviour straits she is not becommming angry with her dad now and looking for an argument we dont react but her behavior is unacceptable has a baby of 1 year old and trys to use him against us i have had a 3 month break with no contact as its has affected me and my husband with some of the nasty things she says and she has put on about 5 stone on in weight and is connfort eating any suggestions has a cpn but it s all confidential and i am not her next of kin her husband is and e is in denial too any tips

]]> By: Joe http://www.finkshrink.com/blog/bipolar-stories-and-insights/donnas-daughter/comment-page-1#comment-38 Joe Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:10:13 +0000 http://finkshrink.com/blog/?page_id=30#comment-38 I am not an attorney, but we cover the topic of involuntary hospitalization in <em>Bipolar Disorder For Dummies</em>, on page 271. Having someone hospitalized against his or her wishes is tough to do, and that can be a good thing or a bad thing, depending on the situation. If you believe that your daughter poses a danger to herself or to someone else, you may be able to have her hospitalized even if she does not agree to it. The process varies by state and almost always requires one or more physicians to evaluate the person prior to admission into a hospital. Some states are developing so-called outpatient commitment procedures that involve closely monitoring a person who has a diagnosed mental illness (including the person’s medication compliance). If the person has a documented history of behavior that threatens his own safety or the safety of others, and if he requires medication to reduce the most severe symptoms and stops taking the medication, the law enables the state to move the person to a hospital against his will. These programs are designed for the most chronically ill patients with the highest risk of dangerous behaviors. Would your daughter agree to meeting with you and her family physician? That may be a good place to start, assuming your daughter would go along with it. I’ve found that some of the resistance to treatment comes from a person’s desire to have control over her life. What the person fails to realize, however, is that getting effective treatment gives you more control over your life. I am not an attorney, but we cover the topic of involuntary hospitalization in Bipolar Disorder For Dummies, on page 271. Having someone hospitalized against his or her wishes is tough to do, and that can be a good thing or a bad thing, depending on the situation. If you believe that your daughter poses a danger to herself or to someone else, you may be able to have her hospitalized even if she does not agree to it. The process varies by state and almost always requires one or more physicians to evaluate the person prior to admission into a hospital.

Some states are developing so-called outpatient commitment procedures that involve closely monitoring a person who has a diagnosed mental illness (including the person’s medication compliance). If the person has a documented history of behavior that threatens his own safety or the safety of others, and if he requires medication to reduce the most severe symptoms and stops taking the medication, the law enables the state to move the person to a hospital against his will. These programs are designed for the most chronically ill patients with the highest risk of dangerous behaviors.

Would your daughter agree to meeting with you and her family physician? That may be a good place to start, assuming your daughter would go along with it. I’ve found that some of the resistance to treatment comes from a person’s desire to have control over her life. What the person fails to realize, however, is that getting effective treatment gives you more control over your life.

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