Urgent help/advice with mental health issue.

[grunge]

Some advice I got ( from someone in mental health sector ) for a neighbour near us who has some major issues ( out at 3am ranting and screaming at nothing sort of thing). Phone the police. It may seem extreme but they have the power to get someone into the system and get them the help they need and event to get someone sectioned.

Especially if you feel he's starting to become a danger to himself or others.

 

[Corky]

Call the Early Intervention Team if not already, and especially don't follow advise on bluemoon, which negates the first point.

The job of the Crisis Team is to stop him being hospitalised/sectioned, and from what you have said there is zero to suggest such drastic intervention or getting him arrested is warranted.

Most importantly, don't take advice from bluemoon.

 

[leighton]

Its so hard to do the right thing when it comes to mental health issues. I have been dealing with this over the past 20 years within my family and friends. My main bit of advice is just stay there for your buddy. Dont even mention anything about getting help for him he will go against it straight away.
Talk with his close family members see if they can help there might be something more deeper that hasnt come to light you may not know. He just needs to talk. He might not be able to talk with you so if he could even talk with the Samaritans they may be able to help they should be technically your mates first stop before the doctors.
I know it be hard for yourself you cant do it all and you cant fight for him and you need to be mindful of your own health while dealing with your buddy. You will need time to break away so your buddy needs more than you for support.

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

I have a friend who is suffering with schizophrenia/psychosis.

Psychosis is temporary, Schizophrenia isn't.

If your mate is older than mid 30s it's unlikely it will be Schizophrenia.

 

[hammocity]

Call the Early Intervention Team if not already, and especially don't follow advise on bluemoon, which negates the first point.

The job of the Crisis Team is to stop him being hospitalised/sectioned, and from what you have said there is zero to suggest such drastic intervention or getting him arrested is warranted.

Most importantly, don't take advice from bluemoon.

I don’t understand your last point, there maybe Mental Health professionals on here or people that have gone through the same thing, as the saying goes “it’s good to talk”.

You’ve given advice and then say “don’t take advice off Bluemoon”

Anyhow, to the OP, I hope you find a solution, you are a brilliant friend to your pal, I’d not have a clue where to go really but many years ago my Mum was struggling with depression, she saw a Clinical Psychologist who gave her mental exercise's and stress relieving techniques that helped, however, for her final years she was on Prozac which helped a lot, she led a completely normal life and no one would have know it was that drug that helped so much, all the best to you.

 

[wolviedinho]

Unfortunately nothing will be done until he has caused a police matter. I know someone who is schizophrenic, on all sorts of meds. Went to prison for smashing up an arcade. Short version: he has always suffered some form of mental health. Also big problem with addictions. Tried to kill himself after his marriage broke down. Set fire to a house he was sharing.Should of went to a mental institution instead of prison. Relapse after relapse these days. He is still bounced around from place to place now and pumped full of meds.

I can’t generalise on schizophrenia but the person in my limited experience can be very manipulative. Sorry if it doesn’t give you answers. I suppose the point is, no matter the help received or not received it’s a tough road for all involved. I wish you well in your endeavours to help your friend.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

I have a friend who is suffering with schizophrenia/psychosis. He is in a really bad way and he is unwilling to even entertain he has a problem. We are trying to get help from the mental health services. The lot of thenlm are just fobbing us off and saying until something happens or he does something, then they can't help.
One of them has just told me to go to his GP and get them to refer him to mental health services.
My mate really needs help. He needs sectioning and assessing urgently, but none the services are interested in helping. I just keep getting passed on to another service and I am going round in circles.
If anyone has any advice or can help, please PM me. I am happy to give more information via pm.
We really are getting desperate now and it is absolutely devastating having to watch someone's downfall and not being able to do anything about it.

I went through this with a friend who also alienated herself from everyone around her in the process of losing the plot. It was impossible to get her sectioned. She even ended up with a criminal record for abusing her ex-husband but he couldn't do it because she wouldn't accept there was a problem.

One thing I did do was write to her GP, just to make them aware of what was going on. I don't know whether that had any kind of effect whatsoever but there wasn't much else. She did eventually get sectioned and hospitalised but it took about 4 years and she lost her her job, her family and her friends.

 

[Marklr]

I have a friend who is suffering with schizophrenia/psychosis. He is in a really bad way and he is unwilling to even entertain he has a problem. We are trying to get help from the mental health services. The lot of thenlm are just fobbing us off and saying until something happens or he does something, then they can't help.
One of them has just told me to go to his GP and get them to refer him to mental health services.
My mate really needs help. He needs sectioning and assessing urgently, but none the services are interested in helping. I just keep getting passed on to another service and I am going round in circles.
If anyone has any advice or can help, please PM me. I am happy to give more information via pm.
We really are getting desperate now and it is absolutely devastating having to watch someone's downfall and not being able to do anything about it.

Have you contacted his GP?

 

[denislawsbackheel]

The authorities are very reluctant to section people.
Not least because they then become responsible for the entire care costs of the individual.

 

[denislawsbackheel]

Have you contacted his GP?

I doubt there would be any point.
We have an elderly relative with dementia we have POA for so we have the authority to talk to the GP about her. We have been concerned about her wandering off and all the GP said was nothing we can do until there is an incident!