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What Causes Change In Behavior And Character Frequently?
Dear sir,
I am kalaiselvan, here to speak regarding my father's mentally disorder character. He never go to any work from his birth. He is 60 year old. He wil be like a normal person for a year in this period he never do any work, he will eat whatever avilable in home and take sleep in hearby temple, then next year his character totally changed, In this period he never sleep in night, roaming in street, and always quarrel with our family mebber. We can't identified what type of disease this.
I am kalaiselvan, here to speak regarding my father's mentally disorder character. He never go to any work from his birth. He is 60 year old. He wil be like a normal person for a year in this period he never do any work, he will eat whatever avilable in home and take sleep in hearby temple, then next year his character totally changed, In this period he never sleep in night, roaming in street, and always quarrel with our family mebber. We can't identified what type of disease this.
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi dear,
your father might have Bipolar mood disorder.
in this disorder there is changes of mood in two extremes of pole.
so during manic period he might be happy or irritable and in depressive phase he does not talk much.
so for detail history consult local psychiatrist and discuss.
Is there any history of substance intake?
any family history of psychiatric illness?
Thank you
your father might have Bipolar mood disorder.
in this disorder there is changes of mood in two extremes of pole.
so during manic period he might be happy or irritable and in depressive phase he does not talk much.
so for detail history consult local psychiatrist and discuss.
Is there any history of substance intake?
any family history of psychiatric illness?
Thank you
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Hello,
Your father probably has bipolar disorder as the two phases are very different from each other.
Drugs like sodium valporate or oxcarbazepine help a lot in such cases. At his age it will be good to get his basic blood test before starting any med-blood pressure, bl. counts, liver, lipid and kidney profile, Thyroid function test.
He should be seen by a psychiatrist and then.meds can be started. He might need to undergo some psychological tests to help in his overall diagnosis.
Donot worry, Im very hopeful that with meds he will show great improvement.
Wish you good luck.
Dr. Manisha Gopal
MD Neuropsychiatry
Your father probably has bipolar disorder as the two phases are very different from each other.
Drugs like sodium valporate or oxcarbazepine help a lot in such cases. At his age it will be good to get his basic blood test before starting any med-blood pressure, bl. counts, liver, lipid and kidney profile, Thyroid function test.
He should be seen by a psychiatrist and then.meds can be started. He might need to undergo some psychological tests to help in his overall diagnosis.
Donot worry, Im very hopeful that with meds he will show great improvement.
Wish you good luck.
Dr. Manisha Gopal
MD Neuropsychiatry
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