Posted by delna on September 13, 2005, at 2:18:17
In reply to Re: When do you medicate for PTSD (warning: violence) » delna, posted by SLS on September 12, 2005, at 11:11:17
Thanks Scott.
Perhaps her husband would be willing to be evaluated for pathological aggression or poor impulse control
...Unfortunately all that has been tried and he refuses to get help and blames her for his aggression.
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> Again, I think removing your friend from the traumatic situation takes priority over a diagnosis of which mental illnesses may result from it.....I agree, but we have had every intervention possible- short of kidnapping her! No one can talk sense into her. Its like she is all confused and really a diffferent person. Its scary because she was always such a stable and sensible person. It feels like something about her thinking is really pathological. She is aware of the abuse cycle but all this is at an intellectual level.
If this is not to be, then perhaps a professional psychiatric diagnosis by an M.D. would help sway her judgment
....I was hoping that a psychiatrist diagnosing her with something would convince her that her thinking is not rational and in her control. Its a desperate measure right now.Thanks so much for your help
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