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Suffering From Paranoid Disorder. Refuse Treatment. How To Treat It?
HI, My father is suffering from paranoid disorder. forl last 30 yrs he constantly accuse my mother of being unfaithful. the alligations are base less. She is not allowed to meet with people and go anywhere alone or without him. he is always saying absurd thngs to her. when we told him that he should get himself treated..he refused saying i am alright and whatever i say is right. we told him that then he should leave my mum, but he refuse to do so and says sorry , but then the next day again its the same...at once he was ready to get himself treated and doctor prescribed Sizodon drops at night to him, but he won t take the medicine.....what to do....how to give him the medicine...
Fri, 15 Feb 2013
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It seems that your father is going thorough a psychiatric disturbance. He needs to be dealt with tactfully. Such patients do need a careful assessment and behavioral therapy. Medicines may also be helpful. You can give him the medicines after mixing them with food.
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Dr. Praveen Tayal
drtayal72@gmail.com
Thanks for writing to us.
It seems that your father is going thorough a psychiatric disturbance. He needs to be dealt with tactfully. Such patients do need a careful assessment and behavioral therapy. Medicines may also be helpful. You can give him the medicines after mixing them with food.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you. You can consult me again directly through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal
drtayal72@gmail.com
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Hello,
welcome to Healthcare Magic.
From the history it appear that your father is suffering from psychotic illness. It may be schizophrenia or Delusional disorder. In psychotic illness patient do not have insight and they do not consider them-self ill even after lots of confrontation and conversation. Due to lack of insight they do not accept medicine.
In such cases medicine can be given in food after psychiatrist advise. Your psychiatrist already prescribed liquid preparation which can be mixed in food easily.
Wish you all the best.
Regards,
Dr Ashish Kumar Mittal
www.99doctor.com
http://bit.ly/Dr-Ashish-Mittal
welcome to Healthcare Magic.
From the history it appear that your father is suffering from psychotic illness. It may be schizophrenia or Delusional disorder. In psychotic illness patient do not have insight and they do not consider them-self ill even after lots of confrontation and conversation. Due to lack of insight they do not accept medicine.
In such cases medicine can be given in food after psychiatrist advise. Your psychiatrist already prescribed liquid preparation which can be mixed in food easily.
Wish you all the best.
Regards,
Dr Ashish Kumar Mittal
www.99doctor.com
http://bit.ly/Dr-Ashish-Mittal
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