Is a counsellor or psychiatrist best
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2007-11-15 19:01:18
Good luck.
psychiatrist; if the wait is too long and you think he needs help now, take him to the hospital, and a psychiatrist will see him there. counselors are only good for teaching coping skills, if meds are what you think he needs, psychiatrist is best bet.
May I suggest a different alternative? If possible, consult a homeopath of your area and you may get better and faster results.
a psychiatrist is a doctor they also give meds and a counsoler just talks to you they are no good
Reading the answers so far prompts me to comment that those of you who are so down on therapists probably have never seen one.
A psychiatrist presribes meds. A therapist helps you work through your problems, though you have to be truthful and willing to do the work yourself....and it's tough going, but worth it.
Considering your grandfather's age, it may very well be Alzheimers, in which case therapy would not be very helpful. His GP should be able to diagnose this and then he can go from there.
It would have been helpful to know what "tablets" he was prescribed????
Who prescribed the 'tablets' in the beginning? A family Dr. who may know your relative well and has known him for a while and who probably knows what the circumstances which are surrounding this stressful, edgy and rambly time in his life. Please keep in mind that at age 73 some symptoms you didn't mention and might not know about might be brought on from old-age. Plus, just realizing your body is not the same anymore can be very stressful, and may even be reason enough for a panick attack. Lots of stress would make someone of any age edgy and unable to focus properly, when someone is unable to focus but are trying to focus, or even trying to pretend that everything is normal when it is not; it would make a person appear to be rambling all around. Or maybe he is rambling, but he's 73 so he should be allowed to ramble a little without having the threat of psychiatrists, cousellor's and mood altering, anti-psychotic or anti-depressent meds.