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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Maybe going away for college and leaving stability of home life causes some to go off the rails?[/quote]

[b]Going away for college coincides with the age of peak mental illness due to brain development. Being away from family and close friends may delay treatment since classmates may not recognize warning signs of new behaviors.  On top of that it's VERY difficult to get an appointment, let alone diagnosis for a legal adult.  Combine that with "Anosognosia, also called "lack of insight," is a symptom of severe mental illness experienced by some that impairs a person's ability to understand and perceive his or her illness", and you've got a perfect storm. [/b]

Drugs and alcohol only exasperate symptoms, and may cause an addiction on top of a severe mental health disorder.    Then we blame the addiction for the mental health issues, but often times the mental health issues are what caused the person to abuse drugs and alcohol.

Tragic for our young adults out there. 
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Add to that my dear brother. He did have schizophrenia but tried so hard to cope and live a healthy lifestyle as a tennis coach and manager at utility company. From the outside, he lived wonderfully by traveling all over the world with friends, he day traded so had sizable funds and seemed happy. He slipped into psychosis suddenly around Thanksgiving and tried to get help. No appointments, the mental hospital let him out because he had a good job, and he was dead right after New Year's. 30. Gone. Way too soon. My heart was absolutely broken as I had also lost my Mom before that. I used to do the what-if's but I realize it would have never been enough. His delusions took over everything and he hardly lived in this world. I do not believe he was "there" when he leapt of a 20-sty building.

Well summarized, pp. Happened to a close relative during of college. [u]A Beautiful Mind[/u] and [u]The Center Cannot Hold[/u] detail the harrowing experiences of two brilliant Ivy League students who were struck by schizophrenia. [/quote][/quote]

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