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What Treatment Should Be Given To My Mother For Depression And Infuriation ?

hello i am 23 years old female. the depression symptoms in my family are very prominent. my father committed suicide about 12 years back and this has left a very bad effect on my family. my mother is the one suffering most from this problem. sometimes she starts crying and these spells go on for weeks. for about five years now she has adopted another weird habit. she gets infuriated at any small thing and would stop talking to that person. this thing has now become a permanent trait. she is 59 years old and also there was a history of domestic violence. she is reluctant to go to a psychiatrist .. please help me, help me help her
Tue, 27 Dec 2011
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Hello.

Sorry to hear about your father. But his death doesn't need to have a bad effect on you and your mother. This may sound odd, but the severity and the duration of the effects of his death are so much today only because your mother (and others in the family) have probably allowed it to affect her.

It will be a challenge to persuade your mother to consult a Psychiatrist. You may have to find out the reason. She may be worried the doctor will put her on medicines for life. But you can try giving her the option of psychotherapy. Psychotherapy ("Talk therapy") can really help her understand why she gets upset so easily. Underneath every 'sustained' emotional disturbance lies a thought which is irrational. If she can explore her irrational thoughts, she will be able to modify them into rational ones.

I suppose the option of psychotherapy can be offered to her. I hope she chooses to go for it.

Take care.

Abhijeet Deshmukh, MD
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What Treatment Should Be Given To My Mother For Depression And Infuriation ?

Hello. Sorry to hear about your father. But his death doesn t need to have a bad effect on you and your mother. This may sound odd, but the severity and the duration of the effects of his death are so much today only because your mother (and others in the family) have probably allowed it to affect her. It will be a challenge to persuade your mother to consult a Psychiatrist. You may have to find out the reason. She may be worried the doctor will put her on medicines for life. But you can try giving her the option of psychotherapy. Psychotherapy ( Talk therapy ) can really help her understand why she gets upset so easily. Underneath every sustained emotional disturbance lies a thought which is irrational. If she can explore her irrational thoughts, she will be able to modify them into rational ones. I suppose the option of psychotherapy can be offered to her. I hope she chooses to go for it. Take care. Abhijeet Deshmukh, MD