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I don't agree that the parents don't care enough for younger son though. They may be doing the best they can by him too. It's just that they can't make home life less dysfunctional for him right now.

I agree about the meds. Except I'll add that some psychiatric meds make it so you can't think straight, are depressed or anxious, can be habit forming, can require layers of other meds to deal with the new problems, can cause suicidal ideation or aggression, and can kill you. My family member almost died of NMS and is now severely disabled and bedridden in a nursing home. And a family member's life has been hijacked to provide care during the days because a nursing home can't be counted on to provide what anyone would call care. And her spot there isn't even guaranteed because afterall she's mentally ill i.e. second class citizen. We wish we could go back to a time when she "just" had a psychotic disorder.

Every possible "solution" to this young man's problems involves risks. The friend is busting her ass to help her son but also to make sure things don't get *worse* for him and the whole family. And the parents deserve to feel they are doing everything they can and the best they can.

It's heartening to hear so much compassion on this thread regarding mental illness in the family.  I think there is beginning to be less stigma. [/quote]

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