How can you get help for a person who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia who refuse to get help?
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Well I'm starting my third year of med school in September so I'm not a doctor but I'm pretty sure that if they have been diagnosed with schizophrenia they can be made to go to treatment by a family member. I'm sure if you talked to a doctor at a hospital that deals with these cases they'd be able to get a retramand which is basically a warrant for that person. They are usually very good about it and will bring the person in for treatment in a safe and responsible manner even if the person refuses treatment. Schizophrenia isn't a disease anybody takes lightly so they'd do all that is needed to get that person help. Good luck and I'm very sorry for your trouble.
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do not be ashamed\nrealizing your problem is half the battle\nyou will not wind up in a loony bin \nyou want help and are intelligent enough to admit it\nyou need to see a psychiatrist who is a medical doctor and can prescribe medication for you\na psychologist is trained to help you cope but is not a medical doctor and cannot prescribe medication\nfind a support group\nsometimes talking to others helps you to understand you are not alone in these matters\na psychiatrist is trained - has heard it all and will not be shocked by anything you say and will not judge you\nif you do not feel secure with your therapist find one you are comfortable with\nbut remember\nyour paranoid feelings may be the reason you do not feel comfortable confiding in anyone\nmeditation or religion are fine but you have a medical condition that thousands of people have and learn to cope with\nso you need medical help\ni wish you all the best\nyou are a good person never forget that or let anyone tell you to the contrary\nyou cannot cure it but can manage it by treatment
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I am mentally ill. I can say it. I have had to endure 30 brain surgeries and I suffer, believe me- I SUFFER- some lingering side effects of it. The surgery was for a birth deffect that wasn't detected til I was 19. \n I now suffer from severe bio-polar disorder and, without my meds, I can have mild schitzophrenic tendencies .  Ok, cool. As Long as I knowwww what is wrong with me and how to treat it, I'm ok. I can handle it. \n\n   This person in your house, that might or might not have mental problems, may not even realize they have a problem. I know it took 3 years for us to decide/realize what was wrong with me.  Ever hear of an intervention. or are you the only one who feels this person has a problem? \n    No , you don't have the right to tell someone to 'get off the drugs' when they aren't on any and you KNOW that for a fact. ( Maybe tell them to start taking the RIGHT ones..it took me 8 years to get to the right 'cocktail' of meds I am on now so that I don't talk to the trees and don't cry when they don't answer me. LOL its not thaaat bad,  just kidding  a little But it does take time and cooperation on EVERYONE's part. ) Go to the person , offer what you've observed and offer to HELP said person get the help that they NEED, or to at least see someone and determine if they need anything. It sounds simple, but it isn't. I know. I had to hospitalize my husband twice in the first year we were married before we got him properly diagnosed/medicated for bipoler problems. It stinks and its hard, but up front is the only way to go. Just don't let that person doubt your love and  support for them. \nBy the way... you don't wanna know what all I am on!!
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It is so typical for ss not to help. They say they have too many case loads to help everyone. How it hurts to see abused children put back into an abusive home. This is not the ss workers fault in most cases. They do the best they are allowed to do. \nFirst of all, you do know that this individual has to have the want and need to get help. If he doesn't want help, he must drop as low as he can, hopefully, he will eventually become productive.\nIf he does want help, try Alcoholics Annonimus. The individual will have to inituate the first move by attending meetings. A.A. members  usually have many thoughts and helpful ways to get people back on their feet. Is there a school social worker? He should look in the yellow pages under "Social Services" to find organizations to help. Many individuals I know have tried 211 (United Way) and could not find answers. You just have to go down the yellow pages and call and call and call. Many organizations who you believe may not help, may help. \nGet prayer lists going for him. Call churches and friends and anyone you know who has a prayer list. God hears the prayers of those on prayer lists. Talk to ministers, clurgy, or whatever, they will also help. \nREMEMBER, ONLY HE CAN HELP HIMSELF. NOBODY ON THIS EARTH CAN HELP HIM IF HE DOES NOT WANT HELP. There are those who do not want help and never will. Pray, pray, pray.
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It sounds like your friend might be schizophrenic. I know people with this disorder and a common symptom are hearing voices and also being convinced that someone is after them. The only thing that helps schizophrenia is therapy and medication.
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hey sweetheart--you need to seek professional help.  go to your counselor at school.  tell them the whole thing and they will do their best to help you.  tell them about your mom not thinking mental illnesses are real.  that's a form of mental illness itself.  get help.  tell whoever you have to to get that help.\n\nmy mom sounds a lot like yours.  i didn't have 'problems' i was the way i was to get 'attention'.  real people don't 'have' mental problems, they are just doing that for 'attention'.  'no one in this family is going to see a doctor for THAT!  what would everyone say?'  'you're just acting this way to hurt me!  why do you never appreciate anything i do for you?'  'NO, we're not going to go see a doctor!  what would that do to your father?'\n\n'you just don't care about anyone but yourself'\n\nhave you heard all these answers?  i was an adult before i was able to seek mental help for my depression.  been medicated and good for over 2 years now.  thank God!  \n\nplease---go see a counselor or call family services.  you need help and its criminal not to see that you get it.  don't wait till you're an adult to get help like i did.  \n\nbest of luck to you.  if you need to email me, go for it.  i'd love to talk more if you need to.
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If you are under 18, you can probably get free help at the local hospital.  Why not call your parents and ask them for help, or call the local mental health number and see what they can do for you.
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C you briefly tell us where do you live? it's hard to tell you where you can get help, if we don't know where do you live.\n\nIf you live in US:\nhttp://www.troubledwith.com/\ntell them your low income situation, and see what they can arrange for you
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Phone you local, usually a county, mental health office or phone a psychiatrist and ask her/him for a reference. I would think, however, that any board certified psychiatrist might be able to help you.
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You have a difficult situation because everyone is unique, I cannot tell a way that would work for me for example and expect it to work for you, it may and it may not, but there is no guaranty.  I highly suggest therapy, one on one if you can get it.  Somebody needs to evaluate who you are and how you approach things and try and figure out why this is effecting you so strongly before they can help you, over the net simply will not work  You should not be going through this and there is a better life for you, but you have to tale the first step and find help, but this is not the place.  If you are unfortunate enough not to have health insurance that will cover psychiatric care, try self help books and a lot of times you will find clinics giving out free assistance to test their drugs.  Now the drugs are usually worthless, but you still will be talking to doctors and that is what you really need, to get your foot into the door of someone who can help you.\n\nJohn B.
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If I were in your situation I would go seek the help of a psychiatrist who can correctly hear your story and diagnose you. Schizophrenia can come in different forms. One form being auditory hallucinations. You say that they "don't talk to you," however, so I don't really know if that is considered an hallucination. \n\nI think that you could start researching the disease by going to http://www.schizophrenia.com/ . This might help you learn a little about the disease.
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Social withdrawal is a common factor in schizophrenia, hence the "solitude."  Schizophrenia is a terrible disease and these people suffer a good deal more than it looks like - it is everything you imagine hell to be.\n\nGenerally, family support is best for them if they can manage to stay out of a hospital.  However, many, many people do ok in a group home situation.  It's very tough for them, and for their families, that's for sure.\n\nThey could try out the group home and see how he manages with that, and take him home if it doesn't work out, but I would suggest that he stay at home as long as he is manageable.  It also sounds like he should be monitored a bit more closely by his psychiatrist...
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people who don`t wanna be helped, can`t be helped...U could try talking to him...but I have a feeling he`d only get angry if U did. try to find some other subject to talk to him about, something safe, but from which U can get to this subject in a way that it seems like that`s the natural course of conversation...and depending on his reaction, U take it from there...it would help for U to offer to go with him...
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This is a general site that helps you find the right help for all such needs...\n\nhttp://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/index.cfm
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You have to make sure that they know you are there for them and you need to let them know that it's not an ok thing to do. Convince them that they need to stop and get help. You have to be there for them and support them in everything. Anything else? e-mail me at mowel3point@yahoo.com!
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Visions and hallucinations do not come from God- they come from a chemical imbalance in the brain.  Not knowing the exact circumstances, I'm going to throw out a few ways to get this person help (I appreciate the confidentiality issue).\n\nThe first thing is, has this person ever been diagnosed?  If he/she has, then he/she probably has a diagnosis of a formal thought disorder, such as schizophrenia, or bipolar or depression with psychotic features.  As such, they should have been proscribed an antipsychotic drug of some sort.  As they are not on any pharmacological agent, then I must assume they have either stopped taking the medication or, have never been to a psychiatrist.\n\nIf they have never been to a psychiatrist, then they need to go.  If they have stopped taking their meds, they need to start again.\n\nThis is easier said than done.  See if you can't reason with them.  Try to get them to either go to the doctor or taking their meds (whatever the case may be) as a favor to you.  Or to God.  Or whatever.\n\nWhatever you do, do not challenge the hallucinatiions.  This is only going to put the person on the defensive, and push them even farther into delusional thinking.  Instead, listen to what they are saying, but don't respond to the literel or logical content, respond to the emotion.  Empathize with the emotional content of the hallucination.  Try to "get inside their world," and find whatever reality based bit you can, and work off of that to help lead them back into the real world.\n\nThis is going to be near impossible without meds.\n\nYou mentioned "brain-washing."  If this person is in a destructive cult, then the best thing to do would be to be supportive of that person.  Let them know that you are there for them.  Depending on what has happened with this person, you may be able to take legal action - check with a lawyer or the police.  However, do not call a "deprogrammer"- they are as bad as the cultists they try to "save" people from.  Plus, it's basically kidnapping.  Whatever the type of religion this person is involved in, you're right, you can not restrict their ability to practice that religion.\n\nIf the person is a danger to themselves or others, you may have no other recourse but to put them into a mental institution.  This can be done, against their will, in most states.  It may be the best thing you can do.
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just try to read this site and brief it , it is really nice:-\nhttp://www.helpguide.org/mental/schizophrenia_symptom.htm