May 8, 20241 yr I really need some help/advice, the wifes cousin appears to be suffering from possible mental issues and her family have no idea what they should do, in Australia it would be a simpler matter but here I have no idea. Is there a department she can be reported to that will make her undergo an examination to check her mental health as she appears to be getting worse and has her family are very worried. Last night there were several hours of phone calls between the family to try to work out what they can do but no one had any ideas so I said I would ask in here in the hope someone is aware of any help they can get before she gets too violent, any assistance would be greatly appreciated, sorry but I cant go into details as it involves some very important work positions which is why this is not easy for the family.
May 8, 20241 yr Thailand does have psychiatric hospitals. Apparently in time gone by a person would be taken to the temple and have the evil spirits beaten out of them by the monks. Quote Under this national healthcare system, Thais can access mental health services for free at state hospitals, including psychiatric units. I can't believe her family don't know what to do. First take her to her local government hospital to see a doctor who will then give a referral letter to take her to a psychiatric hospital. https://www.google.com/search?q=psychiatric+hospitals+thailand&rlz=1C1CHBF_enTH1042TH1042&oq=psychiatric+hospitals+thailand&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIICAEQABgWGB4yDQgCEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyDQgDEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyDQgEEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyDQgFEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyDQgGEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyCggHEAAYgAQYogQyCggIEAAYgAQYogQyCggJEAAYgAQYogTSAQkxNjgzOGowajmoAgCwAgE&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
May 8, 20241 yr Every government hospital has a psychiatrist department. You just take him to general doctor first which will reference him to a psychiatrist, it won't be on a same day thou. What is there to talk about for 2 hours?
May 8, 20241 yr 3 hours ago, seajae said: I really need some help/advice, the wifes cousin appears to be suffering from possible mental issues and her family have no idea what they should do, in Australia it would be a simpler matter but here I have no idea. Is there a department she can be reported to that will make her undergo an examination to check her mental health as she appears to be getting worse and has her family are very worried. Last night there were several hours of phone calls between the family to try to work out what they can do but no one had any ideas so I said I would ask in here in the hope someone is aware of any help they can get before she gets too violent, any assistance would be greatly appreciated, sorry but I cant go into details as it involves some very important work positions which is why this is not easy for the family. The system is very similar to Oz. We have Psychiatrists, Psychologists, and protected mental health centres. Go for it🙏
May 8, 20241 yr If she refuses to go to a hospital for treatment, in an emergency you can call the Police, they will get her to the hospital. Some people have no insight into their illness ( a psychosis), if she believes and is convinced that nothing is wrong, you will have no choice but to involve the Emergency services. Otherwise follow the advice given here, all good, she will likely need an assessment, followed by medication and or counseling from a Psychologist. All available.
May 8, 20241 yr Really good question. I tried to find out before but generally found it needed to be voluntary going to hospital to see someone. I had assumed the thai family would know a better route but none of them did unless it was a police report option which they did not want to do. Addicts helplines may offer some sort of guide as that's the common case where they need an evaluation.
May 8, 20241 yr Kudos to you and her family in your concern and getting her treatment. I hope she gets better.
May 8, 20241 yr my daughter was depressed 2 years ago and called the local hospital and they said, see you in 6 to 8 WEEKS...
May 8, 20241 yr Author Thanks everyone, this is appreciated, one of the people involved had to go into their head persons office due to a made up report by this person and they are going to attempt to get all the family together to talk to them in the hope to resolve what is happening, it involves the govt so hopefully something will be done to get the help needed. I will wait to see what happens and let you all know, thanks again.
May 8, 20241 yr There are both government pysch hospitals (few) and pysch departments within larger general govt hospitals. Where in Thailand are you located?
May 10, 20241 yr Author On 5/8/2024 at 5:35 PM, Sheryl said: There are both government pysch hospitals (few) and pysch departments within larger general govt hospitals. Where in Thailand are you located? The people concerned live in Bangkok, my wife will be travelling there today with the rest of the family but the person is refusing to go to any meetings with all the family present so my wife is going to approach the head person in the large private hospital they work in(they are a doctor) to see if they can do anything as the person concerned is refusing to accept they have a problem or is willing to be spoken to about it. They are refusing to attend the arranged meeting with the whole family because they say that the family will not agree with them and that the person organizing the meeting is not high enough for them as well, they want the head person in Thailand only in a one on one, this alone is showing how delusional they are becoming. Will see if I can update more after the weekend, again thanks for all the help/suggestions.
May 10, 20241 yr This is not playing out well. Saw this. Since there is no “Commitment Law” in Thailand, involuntary admissions are usually possible by common agreements between psychiatrists and relatives of the patients. Sometimes patients are brought to the hospitals by the police. วารสารสมาคมจิตแพทย์แห่งประเทศไทย :: JOURNAL OF THE ... The Psychiatric Association of Thailand https://www.psychiatry.or.th › JOURNAL › kasem
May 10, 20241 yr 8 hours ago, seajae said: The people concerned live in Bangkok, my wife will be travelling there today with the rest of the family but the person is refusing to go to any meetings with all the family present so my wife is going to approach the head person in the large private hospital they work in(they are a doctor) to see if they can do anything as the person concerned is refusing to accept they have a problem or is willing to be spoken to about it. They are refusing to attend the arranged meeting with the whole family because they say that the family will not agree with them and that the person organizing the meeting is not high enough for them as well, they want the head person in Thailand only in a one on one, this alone is showing how delusional they are becoming. Will see if I can update more after the weekend, again thanks for all the help/suggestions. The government pysch hospital in this area is: https://www.somdet.go.th/ Might be worth family member going there to discuss even though the patient may be unwilling to attend
May 12, 20241 yr Author On 5/10/2024 at 7:23 PM, Sheryl said: The government pysch hospital in this area is: https://www.somdet.go.th/ Might be worth family member going there to discuss even though the patient may be unwilling to attend Thanks Sheryl, they have returned from Bangkok, they were not able to do a lot but I will now send the information on the hospital to them to see if thay can get something happening
May 12, 20241 yr On 5/8/2024 at 2:51 PM, john donson said: my daughter was depressed 2 years ago and called the local hospital and they said, see you in 6 to 8 WEEKS... All they will give her is 'Sertraline' anti depressant. They can take up to 8 weeks to kick in.
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