K_Z
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Psychological treatment for serious mental health conditions is often a lifelong process. It's not like a surgery or chemotherapy that "ends" at some point. There is no "end point" for therapy in serious mental health conditions. There are periods of improvement, and periods of relapse and deterioration.
I completely agree that there is a very troublesome pattern here. And it is not a pattern of "failure" of the medical system to effectively diagnose or treat this patient. It's a failure of the family and the medical system to work together to improve the health of this patient. It always has been, and IMO, always will be for this family. IMO, this family wants her to remain very "sick". The parents thrive on creating and maintaining a situation that medical professionals cannot "fix". IMO. This is how they "win", IMO. Everything is a challenge and a battle for them, IMO.
Justina will be 18 in less than 2 years. Her problems will increase exponentially at that point, IMO. I predict that her father will seek conservatorship/ guardianship. And then her fate is sealed, IMO. She will have no chance to improve or have any kind of independent life, IMO. Very sad situation. She is both a pawn and a victim, IMO.
So she's off to another "new" hospital with her family, to repeat the same cycle again,IMO. Groundhog Day, IMO. Nothing will ever improve here unless she is away from her parents, IMO. Very sad.
I completely agree that there is a very troublesome pattern here. And it is not a pattern of "failure" of the medical system to effectively diagnose or treat this patient. It's a failure of the family and the medical system to work together to improve the health of this patient. It always has been, and IMO, always will be for this family. IMO, this family wants her to remain very "sick". The parents thrive on creating and maintaining a situation that medical professionals cannot "fix". IMO. This is how they "win", IMO. Everything is a challenge and a battle for them, IMO.
Justina will be 18 in less than 2 years. Her problems will increase exponentially at that point, IMO. I predict that her father will seek conservatorship/ guardianship. And then her fate is sealed, IMO. She will have no chance to improve or have any kind of independent life, IMO. Very sad situation. She is both a pawn and a victim, IMO.
So she's off to another "new" hospital with her family, to repeat the same cycle again,IMO. Groundhog Day, IMO. Nothing will ever improve here unless she is away from her parents, IMO. Very sad.