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Suggest Treatment For Bipolar Disorder With Alcohol Addiction

I have a 44 year old daughter living in Austin Tx. She is an alcoholic, Bi polar, and has tried to cimmitt suicide 3-4 times. She agreed to go to austin to a Sober Living Home for treatment and has been in several in the last year with no success. Do you know if there is any way we can have her mentally institutuionalized on a permanet basis ? we ar trying to save her life. Her Family lives in Pennsylvania and we know nothing about Texas Laws, etc? Do you think if we obtained a lawyer here in Pa possibly they could help?
Tue, 30 Dec 2014
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Welcome to HCM.

In bipolar illness patient develop manic or depressive episode on different time. Treatment changes with time according to the nature of episode. Alcohol use can further complicate severity and frequency of episode.

Bipolar disorder need treatment under psychiatrist supervision with medication like mood stabilizers. Same time she need de addiction from alcohol. Most of the patient with bipolar disorder can be managed at home by medication and regular follow up with psychiatrist, so first seek regular treatment with psychiatrist for her, and if it is fail, then you can seek institutional care as per treating psychiatrist recommendation.

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Suggest Treatment For Bipolar Disorder With Alcohol Addiction

Hello, Welcome to HCM. In bipolar illness patient develop manic or depressive episode on different time. Treatment changes with time according to the nature of episode. Alcohol use can further complicate severity and frequency of episode. Bipolar disorder need treatment under psychiatrist supervision with medication like mood stabilizers. Same time she need de addiction from alcohol. Most of the patient with bipolar disorder can be managed at home by medication and regular follow up with psychiatrist, so first seek regular treatment with psychiatrist for her, and if it is fail, then you can seek institutional care as per treating psychiatrist recommendation. Take care, www.99doctor.com