Should this handicapped guy have gotten deported?

Just read an article about an guy in Florida who got deported by the hospital that treated him. Seems the unfortunate guy was massively injured in a accident in the truck he was a passenger in. Had been a healthy, vital, working illegal immigrant sending money back to Guatemala. Then he became a brain damaged bedridden patient. The hospital treated him for 3 years, brought him back up to about a 3rd or 4th grade level and could do no more. This cost a bit more than $1M. They decided to send him back to Guatamala. In that country the Minister of Health accepted the responsibility. Now the guy’s cousin, who was his legal guardian, is stating and making a lawsuit that the hospital deported him illegally. Really??

Does the hospital and this country have an obligation to treat, and take care of for life, an illegal immigrant, when American citizens, and legal immigrants (do we really have any?) often cannot get treated right here in their own country. They must fight insurance companies and medical centers for some attention to their health issues. Some even travel OUT of this country for treatment.

They say this will be a ground-breaking case. Opinions?

David Lawrence Center privacy issue?

David Lawrence is a Naples, Florida mental health and substance abuse treatment, including alcoholism and outpatient counseling.
I have a friend who was sent by court to go there because he got a DUI. In the process of his first session with the councilor, the man asked my friend how much he had to drink when he was arrested. He explained to the councilor that he did not want to put out that information because his case is still pending and he didn’t want to jeopardize it. [He claims he wasn't drunk, there for if he tells the councilor how much he drank, they could use that against him possibly] Or can they? Are they not aloud because of the privacy law? The councilor did not like his answer and there for sent him to another councilor in another location, forcing him to pay another 300 bucks for it. Is that even a valid reason to be sent to a second councilor?? Is there anything he can do to change this??

Man with cancer, no insurance transfers to Moffitt Cancer Center???

I can’t understand this.He lived in N.C. has started his treatments here, no money, no insurance,yet now I hear that he has transferred all his medical records to Moffit Cancer Center, one of the BEST in the country in Florida to be with the woman that he cheated on me with. This man has severe mental problems[possible sociopath ,narcisstic, passive aggressive] Real good at lying and ‘sucking’ ppl in. How can this be done???

What Would You Say About This Person?

i have a friend who just recently opened up alot more to me. i knew there was some problems with him but there was a lot that surprised me too. unfortunately he moved away a month ago. we talk on the phone but i can feel him slipping away. he keeps asking “whats wrong with me” but i cant give him the right answer and he refuses to see a doctor about it. i’m just horrified that i won’t help him right and he’ll give up and hurt himself. he never admitted to being suicidal but i can’t dismiss that just yet. so i need help. i know there probably isnt any doctors here, but maybe someone knows something. heres what he told me:
about two of them i added myself. just because i noticed them within him. (i put stars by them)

pathological lying
severe fear of rejection
porn (sex) and drug addiction
low self esteem*
night terrors
desires of abuse. fantasizes. feels like it is what they deserved.
over intrest in death/killing. fantasizes.
poor social skills. lack of eye contact*
and intense anger.

(if it helps any we’re both 19)
i might be stupid for asking on here. but i can’t go to his parents or doctors or anyone because he made me promise not to tell and i feel like if i did he’d lose his trust in me.
even if you can’t identify anything with the symptoms, i’d be accepting of advice to because i don’t know what to do. ? i love him so much

Is there something wrong with me? (Serious Answers Please)?

Hey everyone, I’m just going to get on with it all here.

I’m fourteen years of age living in England, I’ve posted a question here a year or so ago on a different account ( which I’ve lost now ) more to the use to talk about a few problem’s I’ve been having.

New problems have recently been sprouting up, in the past year my mother’s called the police on me for criminal damage to the house, I get annoyed over the smallest things and over react and feel the need to break something, if you took a look at my room you could probably say it looks like a piece of cheese you see in a cartoon ( With all those holes in and such ).

There’s been a lot of anger problems, drug addiction, violence and various mental problems running in my family, and I’m wondering if I may have any problems as well that I may have inherited from my father or developed over the years.

I’ve lost many friends, two uncles, a sister and a brother, my father’s left my mother for another woman a few months ago, things in the home have improved since then but I’ve been becoming more and more detached from people recently.

There are small periods of time where I can try to act happier, some people seem to want to help but I haven’t been listening all that much due to complicated states I go into, I’ve been getting headaches and a sort of loud sound of wind in my head, like in a storm and I can’t concentrate on what I’m doing, my vision becomes sort of blurred and I feel light headed – even now I find it hard to type this out due to deprivation of sleep and previously mentioned symptoms.

Some nights I forget what happened the night before, like this one time one of my friends were having a go at me because of something I had apparently said to them but have no recollection of saying anything to them.

I’ll have to end this entry here and get back to you all at another time.

Thank you for reading.
-R

Additional Info:

Lack of Sleep
Light Headedness
Blurred Vision
Uncontrollable Anger
Odd Noises
Visual Hallucinations
Forgetfulness
Note: I haven’t taken any alcoholic drinks or any kind of drug recently, the closest to a drug I’ve gotten to was sitting in a room while my cousin smoked a joint.

Absolutely in tears…what to do if you want to lose weight and just have hardly any self control?

Not to be funny..but I have psych issues..nothing where I’m gonna kill anyone..but I have OCD and depression…unfortunately…my downfall with that is food. I’m 5’4 and 195 pounds..I got “down” to 160..and at my all time high I was 223…and I have been fluctuating b/w 170-185 over last 2 years…and here I go again. When i lost weight before, I was renting a room in a large house..I was in a relationship for part of that..but lived on my own..so I had a kitchen downstairs, outside of my room/apt. It was easier for me, since I worked longer hours and didn’t have the fridge right there. I’m crying bc sometimes I get up and eat when I am NOT hungry at all..I’m so bored I could just die..and I live in NYC and there TRULY isn’t ANYTHING relaxing/free to do. I don’t want to work bc I am receiving financial aid for college and won’t get it if I work over the books.
I LOVE my boyfriend..he’s done everything for me..but he’s not the sport type AT ALL and refuses to go out biking with me..running…ANYTHING. He’s 24, 5’10, and 160 pounds…not fat..and has muscles..and what does he do? Eats and plays video games. He tries to cook healthy for me..but he’s Spanish and I’m white..so he HAS to have all this bread, rice, potatoes and crud around..I NEVER used to eat that..but now I’m addicted and it’s like poison for me really…what can I do?
I’m so desp. I’m almost ready to ask him to lock the fridge and just buy healthy veggies. Please do NOT be rude. If you’re not overweight and suffering from compulsion..you don’t know what I’m going thru..it’s been nothing but suffering and I hate myself..it’s WORSE than a drug addiction..trust me. I do NOT need meds or to see a psych. I know what I have..OCD..and from that I form depression..mostly bc I cannot control myself. I don’t want to be on meds..too many side effects and they cause weight gain…that’s where like 30 of my pounds are from..in 6 weeks on my first psych med I gained over 20 pounds
Any extreme ideas? I also suffer from PCOS symptoms..so my usual hyperness it damper now. Please help. I could just die. Even if I can get down to 150 and maintain..anything is better than this. It’s just WAY too hard being bored and living with someone who eats unhealthy and doesn’t workout.

Would I be disqualified from joining the army if….?

When I was 13 I was put into a residential treatment center for depression, self-esteem problems, etc. I’m not sure if I have ever been formally diagnosed with a mental disorder, but many therapists have said that I appear to be “dysthymic”(a low grade depression). I have been on medication. I am now 16 and am on zoloft and seroquel. I am very interested in joining the Army. please tell me if my current situation can allow for me to still join the army. can i get a waiver? and how often is it that someone with my description can get into the army? i really want to go to the army i think it would better myself. please tell me what i can do

My Mom doesn’t care about me or love me or trust me…?

Last year, I got raped and I told my mom and she said I made it up to cover up sleeping around, but then, I started skipping school because I was depressed, and I ended up staying in a treatment centre for depression for two weeks and I went back to school part time (and I was attending all of them) but then my depression didn’t get any better. And basically I ended up having to steal some money from my sister so I could buy necessities, like food and stuff for school cause my mom said she didn’t want to waste her money on me. And then even though I haven’t stole since then she uses that against me and claims she doesn’t trust me. And today she was supposed to come with me to school to register me and she didn’t. And she was also supposed to take me to the dermatologist since my skin has been really painful lately (I think it’s stress) and she didn’t. And she said she had better things to do. And when I told her I might be depressed still she said I was just lazy and well, basically, she said she’s just given up on me ever being normal. And so I told her I was gonna call my dad (my parents are divorced and he lives 9 hours away) to see if I could come live with him, but she then she took all the phones and my cellphone and hid them, and she said I wasn’t allowed to. And now I just feel trapped and stuff and helpless and my dad even said I could call him if things got bad and he’d come and get me, and she won’t even let me. What should I do?
I’m 15 btw.

Question about restraining orders?

My boyfriend recently went to a treatment center for depression. I haven’t been allowed to see him there, since he is a minor. His parents and I don’t get along, and they say that if the therapists list me as a possible cause of stress, they’re going to file a restraining order against me on his behalf. I’m fifteen, and he’s sixteen. So, a few questions:

1. Can they do this?
2. Does his opinion matter?
3. How likely would it be that they would win?

I don’t really understand much about restraining orders, so if someone could explain the process and what I can do, that would help, too.

Thanks.
This was a factual question. I didn’t ask if it were right or even tell you how I was feeling at all. I didn’t include my opinion, so it’s rude that you include yours. I have reasons for staying with him, but I don’t need to say or prove them to you. It’s also pretty rude to bring up the “you’re too young” debate when you can tell someone is going through a difficult time.

Try to be more mature and a little more considerate in the future.
Also, every definition of restraining order I’ve seen mentions nothing about mental abuse, or anything related to the brain. Everything I see says “domestic abuse” and talks about causing imminent physical harm. Are these definitions inaccurate? If so, where can I read an accurate one?
Also, every definition of restraining order I’ve seen mentions nothing about mental abuse, or anything related to the brain. Everything I see says “domestic abuse” and talks about causing imminent physical harm. Are these definitions inaccurate? If so, where can I read an accurate one?

The health effects of moderate marijuana use and why is it illegal?

I’ve been looking through several medical journals and websites on the health effects on marijuana, but I can only find health effects on marijuana ‘abuse.’ Naturally, no drug is good in excess, legal or illegal and it’s rather bothersome that physicians emphasize the dangers in drug abuse, but don’t advise on the risks if used in moderation. Perhaps in fear of promoting illegal activity or addiction.

But I see it as a drug not unlike alcohol and tobacco (and alcohol was in prohibition long ago), but I just really want to understand why it truly is illegal. Medical or otherwise.

Please, written sources and facts are encouraged.

teenagers abuse of drugs?

I am doing a descriptive essay on teenagers abuse on drugs and was wondering if anyone has any facts or websites with shocking information with teens doing drugs. Wheather it deals with sex or soemthing like that. Thanks in advance.
thank you.. anyone else….
nice nice.. anyone else?

Why do cons and libs refuse to admit these two items?

Libs refuse to admit gun control laws make the problem with violent crime worse. Gun free zones have become more dangerous because it is known that the law abiding citizens are not armed fall victim to muggings, and other violent crime.

Cons refuse to admit the war on drugs has made the drug problem worse. Not that I’m a fan of drug abuse, but the facts are street drugs have gotten stronger, cheaper, and more available since attempted to make them go away.

Why with all the evidence do libs still think gun laws make us safer and cons think the war on drugs will make drugs go away?

Advice on Biploar Disorder?

I was diagnosed with Bipolar disorder at a very young age and have been medicated for about 7 years. I was taking Risperdal for the majority of the time, maybe 5 or 6 years. The medicine screwed my life up. I couldnt sleep, gained an absurd amount of weight and had a complete lack of motivation and energy for as long as i can remember. Sleeping was a HUGE problem. With some talk with a therapist, I decided to ween myself of all medication. The results were amazing. I could sleep, hold a job and was less dull. I felt like a new person. Now, I’ve been a year off medicine and have had no symptoms of bipolar disorder, but have had some anxiety and irritability. Nothing too extreme, but I feel as if its getting worse. I really dont want to go back on medicine, but since being so heavily mediated all my life, I have a hard time coping when pills cured everything. My doctor wants me to try out abilify, but i’ve read so many side effects including weight gain and sleeping problems. With risperdal, sleeping problems plauged my life so much to where I couldnt keep any sort of routine and I REALLY cant afford to gain any more weight. Without any symptoms of Bipolar and doing so well, I really feel like it might be a mistake taking this. I’m so scared the anxiety and irritabilty are going to get worse. Like I said, I feel like I have a drug addiction, just want pills to make things better. Should I start taking something again? How do I handle these feelings? I’m looking for advice from someone thats not a pyschatrist, because pills are their solution to everything.

I need some advice about my mother-in-law?

Basic Facts:
* She lives in a different state than we live. It’s a 6 hour drive.
* She lives with my sister-in-law and her two children (5 and 9).
* My sister-in-law is a partier who has been known to sneak out of the house when everyone is asleep. She has two kids, but she feels safe because everyone is asleep, so it’s “not really baby-sitting.”

The question is, should I trust her with my child?

The Cons:
* My mother-in-law fell asleep last evening at 6pm and my 5 year old niece called me four times from her cell. I also talked to the 9 year old. The last call was after 8:20pm and they hadn’t yet had dinner. My sister-in-law was working an over-night shift. (My toddler doesn’t fall asleep until after 10 or 11pm when on trips, he gets too excited).
* The house isn’t childproofed and there are stairs. She will be watching the 5 & 9 year olds (whom she lives with), as well.
* She may or may not have a drug problem. The signs of drug addiction are all there, but we have no concrete proof (such as finding pills).
* She may have psychological disorders (based on symptoms listed in medical journals), but she has not and will not go to a psychiatrist to get treatment.

The Pros:
* She doesn’t get to see my child a lot (he’s 15 months old and she lives out of state, so we visit or she visits, totalling 6 or 7 times).

The Question:
Should I, or should I not, go out when we visit her, and leave him under her care? She would like me to go out, and my sister-in-law wants to go to clubs/bars with me this Friday and my husband want to take me to DC for my birthday dinner this Saturday. I am hesitant and I wonder if I am just being over-protective.

What would you do in this situation? And please keep in mind that I am no good at telling people off.

Psychologist and Social Anxiety: to ask for medication (wellbutrin)?

Hi there, I’m a 18 year old guy seeing a psychologist for social anxiety, here’s some background:

I like to think i’ve developed a good professional level relationship with my psychologist and through the employment of cognitive behavioural therapy i’ve made some good progress:

but I’m feeling that it would be a smart move to try out a medication known as Bupropion aka Wellbutrin. ( clinical studies have shown dopamine shortage may cause social anxiety, wellbutrin raises dopamine, and to back up my personal case: parkinson’s symptoms run in my family therefore my dopamine genes could be subpar)

What this boils down to is this: Can I ask him to put me on the medication, despite the fact that he is a psychologist (is there a good chance he can talk to a psychiatrist or get me in to see one he works with? do psychologists work alongside psychiatrists?) or would I probably get the boot from him.

again, I ask cause i can’t afford to offend him because he’s a family friend and and through him my appointments are payed for via a government drug addiction program { he works with this program i guess} & side note : (i was a drug addict 2 years ago), therefore i can’t afford any other psych and even if i had the option, I’d rather not change my psych cause he’s a good one.
I want to thank whoever answers,
much appreciated!
also , your personal opinions on CBT with and without medication will be appreciated, and if you could explain the common psychologist opinion on this issue that would be great, just for my understanding and so that I’m not sounding offensive/ ignorant to the practise if i choose to bring it up.

WE’RE NO. 1!!! The US leads the world in drug use, does this mean that the war on drugs is a total failure?

Billions upon billions of taxpayer dollars have been spent for the war on drugs, yet the US is still the No 1 importer and consumer of cocaine and marijuana.

Is the war on drugs:

1) a failure
2) a wasteful expense of tax dollars
3) a total failure
4) all of the above

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080701/hl_nm/drugs_who_dc

In addition, this article is skewed because it doesn’t mention that the US is no. 1 in the numbers of prescription pain medication (eg: legal dope) abusers as well. Which in my eyes, isn’t much of an accomplishment either.

Why do you think Americans use/abuse so many drugs per capita, compared to other countries (alcohol included)?

Using Drugs and Mental Illness CONNECTED?

Just read an interesting article on this topic:

http://www.riseaboveaddiction.com/knowledgecenter/drugarticles/addictionmentalillness.html

I would love to know what you all think of the article and any potential connection between drug abuse (or alcohol abuse)and mental illness

How would you define a CHAV?

A chav is a stereotype of certain young people in the United Kingdom. “chavs” are said to be aggressive teenagers, of white working class background, who repeatedly engage in anti-social behaviour such as street drinking, drug abuse and rowdiness, or other forms of juvenile delinquency. (Wikipedia)

Does your definition of “Chav” differ from this? I found an interesting article about this – It’s hilarious
http://encyclopediadramatica.com/Chav (You probably shouldn’t click on this if you’re under 18 as there are some strange images at the sides)

I need to know about a free or cheap treatment facility in Texas for my son..?

My 17 yr old son needs help badly..he is into drugs and alcohol and lies, steals etc..i have tried everything i know of to try but they all tell me since he is 17 that it’s his choice..he can leave home or whatever and has to sign himself in to a treatment center..my heart is breaking watching him spiral down out of control and not be able to do anything about it..any suggestions? im so scared for him.. also he has been diagnosed as bi-polar and refuses to take his meds..

Can anyone reccomend a treatment center for suffers of OCD?

My son (20) has been diagnosed with OCD and we are desperately looking for a treatment center for him. I found one in Texas, but the cost was $1000 per day and they reccommended a 60 day stay. This is completely out of our reach financially. Also, the medictaion which helps him funciton costs $500 per month and we are without health insurance coverage. We are looking for help. Any suggestions would be appreciated so much. Thank you.

The T.V. show Intervention told lies about my mom on camera?

So my sister was picked for the T.V. show Intervention. Her name is Dallas. If you don’t believe me then just wait for her episode. I wouldn’t lie about this. Anyway on our second to last day filming they had us come in for a ‘family training’ session. Like to tell us what to say when Dallas walks into the Intervention room. But the interventionist started accusing my mom of something she never did ON CAMERA. She started saying that my sister and her did heroin together and was like screaming at my mom. My mom NEVER did heroin with my sister. And the lady had no proof. I was so mad! And the producer had us repeat short words. And now I think that they were using the words to make fake sentences for the T.V. show. My sister said yes to treatment and is now in care of like a Texas treatment center but I feel really tricked! I believe that they made my mom repeat words and formed it into a simple sentence about them doing heroin. Because they told the ‘interventionist’ about the whole situation. So they could of EASILY recorded a fake sentence! I feel like confronting the show after it airs! Because it was so wrong that they purposely created drama when the whole damn thing was about my sister. I would never trust these people again. They scammed us emotionally. All they wanted was drama. Aggghhh.
My question is how to confront them.

Bipolar or anxiety?

so since i sarted my new job last year in June I have been dealing with alot of stresses at work along with the passing of my father in 2005. I have been noticing increased irritability, excess worry, restless sleep, muscle tension in my back, headaches, sweating, no concentration, nausea, frequent bathroom breaks, tiredness, trouble staying asleep and being startled easily. My doctor seems to think I am bipolar with anxiety but when I looked up the syptoms of a bipolar I only got 3 of the 13 symptoms. I feel I have been misdiagnosed and that because I have had depression in the past they are just assuming I am now bipolar. I am 25 now but when i was 15 I had a drug addiction that I told my Dr about. Its my feeling that she doesnt want to prescribe me anxiety pills because she feels I will become addicted to them. I may just be paranoid here, but I’m severly confused about my talk with the Dr. Should I get a second opinion? This anxiety is effecting my work and life.please help
I might also add I have 1-3 panic attacks a day. Racing heart, feeling of faintness, sick to my stomache. I called in sick today because of the childish behavior that goes on there and thats where most of my anxiety attacks happen. They do also happen in crowded stores or when people are to close to me. Any advice would be great thanks in advance!
I’m not understanding why the Dr told me im depressed/bipolar because I have no thoughts of suicide and do not self-mutilate myself.
so i got a second opinion and they said nothing about bipolar, they say its anxiety, the gave me a scipt for PROZAC???? How is this going to help the anxiety attacks I’ve been having and desprestly need to rid myself of. Yeah if PROZAC works its going to take time but I cant even function normally now! I’ve dealt with this too long. Maybe I’m not explaining myself right to the new doctor.

Are there any like brain scans a Dr. can take to show abnormalities in my brain causing my mentall illnesses?

I’ve been suffering most of my life with mental illnesses including OCD, BDD, Bi-Polar disorder, severe depression, severe anxiety, and serious drug addiction and alcoholism. I was adopted as an infant so I don’t know my family’s mental health history. I’m 35 and my symptoms started showing as young as 8 when I started becoming very withdrawn and showing signs of OCD (counting and rearranging things compulsively). My life is terrible. I turned to alcohol and drugs in my teens and have been fighting addiction for years now and I’m currently on methadone which has stopped me from abusing opiates but I’m still heavily drinking. I’m on Medicaid. I’m wondering if there are any like brain scans that can show what is wrong with my brain and can be compared to someone that doesn’t have any mental illnesses. It would be very helpful and it could also help me show that I should be on disability (I have many doctors though that have agreed that I can’t work). How do these tests work? Is it like a cat scan? Are they painful? And I’m sure they are very expensive, do you think medicaid would cover something like that? I really appreciate ANY help!

Does anyone think that Brittany Spears is really just crying out for attention?

Her issues are all over the place. Some of them could be considered symptoms of mental health, but to me it looks like she is trying to hard. It looks like she read the symptoms some where and is trying to mimic them. I don’t know maybe she is trying to use them so the judge will have sympathy for her. I mean if it is not just a drug addiction and she actually has mental health issues, the judge might be more lenient. To me it looks like she is trying to fake it. She has symptoms of so many different disorders and if she really had these disorders, we would have seen some strange behavior before now. Even someone who has a mental health diagnoses has periods when they are feeling fine. Brittany has not shown that.
I think she is desperately crying for attention. Her music is not what is once was. Her marriage failed. She doesn’t have her kids. She has to keep her name in the limelight some how. In Hollywood, any publicity is good publicity.
I think it’s all a stunt.

How do babies become retarded other than drug abuse?

How do babies become retarded other than drug abuse? Is there something that can change this?

how could the three theories understand the drug abuse of ecstasy as social problem?

i am writing a college paper for sociology and im trying to find out well help myself understand how a functionalist, conflict theorist and interactionist would understand ecstasy drug abuse as a social problem?
i need each of its own paragraph piece to start off with.

I need a good title for my research paper about Prescription Drug abuse. any help?

I have a research paper due tomarrow and i am having problems finding a good title for my paper and need some help. the topic is about Prescription Drug Abuse and i can’t use that as my title.

Has anyone here been to an Eating Disorder treatment center?

I have my first appointment at the a hospital next week and am scared sh*tless. I dealt with bulimia (bingeing/purging) for one year and now go back and forth between exercise bulimia and binge eating. Because I am no longer getting rid of the food I have gained about 20 lbs and I’m scared of facing this head on, dealing with my emotions, all the questions they are sure to ask me, and finding a way out of this. I know this is the right thing for me to do and I’m going to go no matter what but I was hoping someone else had been through this or gotten help from at ED treatment center. I really want to get better, just nervous about what they might ask me.

Thanks

Eating Disorder treatment seems really scary?

Ok I’m a bulimic. I have been dealing with bingeing/purging for almost 2 years now and I WANT HELP. I am so ready to change and get myself on track and my life back. Today I went to the hospital to learn about their Eating Disorder treatment center and it seemed absolutely terrifying. I mean.. part of me really wants to do it but the other part of me is still convinced I can do this on my own.
(I’ve tried so many times though.)
When I was there all I saw was anorexics and I feel like we have nothing in common and I’m just not sure how I feel about any of this. Have any of you been through recovery and been helped?

can i ask my GP to refer me to an eating disorders clinic?

I’ve been suffering from an eating disorder for about 4 years and have been receiving treatment for the past year but i have got nowhere and feel like i could really use some intensive treatment away from my home environment (as i think this is one of the main reasons for my eating disorder), i have found some treatment centers around my area but they need a referral from a doctor, can i ask my doctor to refer me?