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Suggest Treatment For Mental Retardation
hi, my sister is slightly MR. studied til tenth standard.Her acitivities were normal upto last year.But now she seems totally lost.talks to herself, forgets tasks told to her.cries all of a sudden and laughs thinking something.she is 23 now..please advise
Tue, 23 Sep 2014
Hi
I understand your concern and admire your positive outlook.
If she studied up to 10th well then may be she is having borderline mental retardation.
patient with MR is prone to have behavior disturbance like crying,laughing, throwing etc.
They have lack of adaptive function of daily routine and easily forget task.
Frankly speaking there is no treatment which enhance her brain power or memory from Mental retardation.
Only thing help is behavior therapy and modification.
Proper parental counseling and learn how to deal with patient with MR is essential.
Behavior issues can be treated with medicines like carbamazapine or oxcarbamazapine.
Need to rule out other psychopathology if she has so please do consultation and get exact IQ of her and other psychiatric evaluation.
Psychiatrist will guide you how to deal and how to care such patients.
Happy to help you
Hope for the best.
Still have query then feel free to ask.
Thank you.
I understand your concern and admire your positive outlook.
If she studied up to 10th well then may be she is having borderline mental retardation.
patient with MR is prone to have behavior disturbance like crying,laughing, throwing etc.
They have lack of adaptive function of daily routine and easily forget task.
Frankly speaking there is no treatment which enhance her brain power or memory from Mental retardation.
Only thing help is behavior therapy and modification.
Proper parental counseling and learn how to deal with patient with MR is essential.
Behavior issues can be treated with medicines like carbamazapine or oxcarbamazapine.
Need to rule out other psychopathology if she has so please do consultation and get exact IQ of her and other psychiatric evaluation.
Psychiatrist will guide you how to deal and how to care such patients.
Happy to help you
Hope for the best.
Still have query then feel free to ask.
Thank you.
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Hello,
The symptoms which you have mentioned are of recent origin and are suggestive of psychosis (not MR)
she should be made to see a psychiatrist and evaluated. With proper, low dose , mild antipsychotics she will get better.
self absorbed behaviour, self smiling or muttering, even sudden unprovoked anger or mood change are all present in psychotic illness. People with low IQ are more prone to develop such illness but are treatable.
so,please let a psychiatrist evaluate her once in person.
Dr. Manisha Gopal
MD Neuropsychiatry
The symptoms which you have mentioned are of recent origin and are suggestive of psychosis (not MR)
she should be made to see a psychiatrist and evaluated. With proper, low dose , mild antipsychotics she will get better.
self absorbed behaviour, self smiling or muttering, even sudden unprovoked anger or mood change are all present in psychotic illness. People with low IQ are more prone to develop such illness but are treatable.
so,please let a psychiatrist evaluate her once in person.
Dr. Manisha Gopal
MD Neuropsychiatry
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