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[quote=Anonymous]Do not let her move in with you.  Try going with her to medical appointments.

If you have any reason to think she is a danger to herself, you can try getting her hospitalized against her will.  I tried this with my mom because she was telling us all she was dying and refusing to get medical treatment.  Turns out the medical issue was fairly minor, and they let her out of the hospital psych ward after she said she wasn't suicidal.  I was pissed.

If you want to try to compel medical treatment, you can try getting her declared incompetent by a judge and then getting POA.   She'll still refuse to take meds, probably.

One book that helped me was I'm Not Crazy (or sick?), I don't need help about trying to help people with bipolar disorder etc, who refuse treatment.

It's really hard to see my mom not get treated for medical stuff because of her mental illness, and I've basically given up unless something really major comes up.  She always was stubborn as hell.  Good luck OP.  [/quote]

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