My father has been behaving noticeably strange for several months, he is very aggressive after drinking alcohol. The police intervened twice because everything was being destroyed in the house. The second time he went out to town to look for a bachelor from my mother's youth; he is jealous, follows his mother, says he loves her, and humiliates her all the time, a police psychiatrist diagnosed depression, suicidal thoughts, the father, as he had a bad contact with his mother before, now also has a bad relationship with his children. At home, he does not just talk to them and exercise, because he claims that he must gain weight because he has to settle certain matters. He also mentioned something about revenge once, I'm afraid that he might even kill someone, because he is aggressive towards his family after drinking alcohol. He yells, pokes, tugs at all the hair, behaves completely different than before. I will mention that my father worked hard all his life, he was rarely at home. He was always happy with the children (all four) and came home smiling. He now blames everyone for being at odds with everyone. Currently, the family has stopped family meetings because of him, because they all live in fear that he will not do something after drinking alcohol. When sober, he is also strange, even on his face, a bit dull, dumbfounded, does not smile, does not look at people, says strange things, sometimes even to himself, please answer how the family should behave in such a situation and how to talk to doctor?
Apparently the family is intimidated and helpless, so it is difficult to arrange an appointment with the doctor. A psychiatrist is needed and treatment, possibly closed, compulsory. It is not depression but delusional jealousy. Since the father may indeed be a threat to his surroundings, one needs to be in contact with the police and maybe even the prosecutor. Information on compulsory treatment can be obtained from the nearest Mental He alth Clinic.
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Tomasz JaroszewskiSecond degree psychiatrist
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