If she is receiving ECT and anti-depressants... then, she has a psychiatrist, right?
Only a psychiatrist can evaluate and properly diagnose Bipolar and if she is receiving care from a psychiatrist... then, does the psychiatrist not know of the differences between the ECT treatments?
I've not personnally had ECT treatments nor would I choose to willfully undergo them. I've not really read enough to feel confident that they actually do anything to help overall - however, many would likely say they have helped them and if so, I'm glad.
What I do know though.. is ECT alters the electrical current in the brain and in doing so, changes logically would occur from what was her state prior to the treatments and what is her state afterwards. I also understand that it often times affects behavior control, memory, and cognition abilities (speech, etc..) for many.
Are we not sure that what is happening in between isn't a "reaction" to the ECT treatments perhaps?
Has your father been granted permission to speak with her psychiatrist about her condition and is he involved in her ongoing treatment? If he has permission, then maybe he should bring these issues up with her psychiatrist.
Even if he doesn't have permission to confer with the doc - he could still run the information by the doc. The doc just can't speak of your mom's condition with your dad without her written permission - but he/she can certainly listen.
If she is receiving ECT and anti-depressants... then, she has a psychiatrist, right?
Only a psychiatrist can evaluate and properly diagnose Bipolar and if she is receiving care from a psychiatrist... then, does the psychiatrist not know of the differences between the ECT treatments?
I've not personnally had ECT treatments nor would I choose to willfully undergo them. I've not really read enough to feel confident that they actually do anything to help overall - however, many would likely say they have helped them and if so, I'm glad.
What I do know though.. is ECT alters the electrical current in the brain and in doing so, changes logically would occur from what was her state prior to the treatments and what is her state afterwards. I also understand that it often times affects behavior control, memory, and cognition abilities (speech, etc..) for many.
Are we not sure that what is happening in between isn't a "reaction" to the ECT treatments perhaps?
Has your father been granted permission to speak with her psychiatrist about her condition and is he involved in her ongoing treatment? If he has permission, then maybe he should bring these issues up with her psychiatrist.
Even if he doesn't have permission to confer with the doc - he could still run the information by the doc. The doc just can't speak of your mom's condition with your dad without her written permission - but he/she can certainly listen.