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Looking for support ideas on possible interventions.

Social Worker

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Tuesday, June 03, 2008
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My ex-wife was diagnosed with schizophrenia about 7 years after we divorced (she had no symptoms of the disorder during our 18 year marriage so it really suprised me that it hit her so late in life). She has been married to a physician for about 3 years now and he is planning to divorce her as her delusions have taken its toll on him. She inconsistently takes her meds and she's never stayed long enough with the same psychiatrist to find a good med match. She is a professional in the medical field but can no longer maintain employment because her symptoms in the work place are so dysfuntional.

 

My precious daughter who is a young adult wants to care for her, especially since her mother's husband plans to book without offering her any support. I think it will be too much for my daughter to handle. I know it will.

 

Is there an assisted living program appropriate for my children's mother? Something of quality that will leave her with her dignity. Any other intervention ideas?

 

Thank you so much.

 

A question of curiosity, is sz on the rise or am I just unlucky? I've posted about my ex-girlfriend who became sz last year at age 52, with no family history of it. There is no family history of it in my ex-wife's family either. Also perplexing to me is how rock solid a person my ex-wife was. She was the last person in the world that anyone who knew her would have thought could become sz. It just came out of nowhere.

 

Marty

 

Peace and love to all.

 

 

 

 

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Schizophrenia is a syndrome characterized by disturbances in emotions, thought, activity, and language, that leaves patients fearful and withdrawn.

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