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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't see myself kicking out my own kid for depression and inability to function. But if I helped them seek treatment and they were resistant to it and the ways with which I'm helping, then that might be a different conversation. But I wouldn't put someone who's not doing well out to fend for themselves. [/quote]

+1 I've personally known 2 families who made that decision with their sons. Both committed suicide. Very hard decision, but I wouldn't do it.[/quote]

You also don’t know if these men would have committed suicide in any case.

[b]There is also a cost to the family in having someone living with them that has untreated mental illness and is not contributing to the family unit, including the cost of the mental health of the other members of the family.[/b] [/quote]

DP. What impact do you think that this would have on the others, compared to the impact that being kicked out could have for the person with depression? [/quote]

You mean what happens to the other healthy children or teens when the vast majority of the time, energy, money, talking, and effort goes towards the mentally ill child?   Or when the mentally ill person is rude and nasty to caretakers, siblings and parents? Or god forbid starts abusing drugs as well?

Lots happens. Lots. [/quote]

In those cases, it's understandable if the parent wants the child to move out, as long as they are working with them to help them get treatment.

Do you have empathy for people with depression? [/quote]

Depression is very often an output of a different mental illness or disorder. If they parent met with a skilled PhD level psychologist and the patient, maybe they could figure it out and do a targeted treatment.  That takes time and refining over a year as well. It’s almost a fulltime job for the caretaker if nothing has been better figured out during age 1-18.[/quote]

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