Where can my brother get  free treatment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?
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Go to www.emofree.com  They can direct you to a practitioner of EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), many of whom will help for free. EFT is astoundingly effective with PTSD. You can also contact me directly about my own experience with EFT.\nTerry Chamberlin
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i dont know of a site, you may want to look up in yahoo yellow pages. If you are a student or take a random class at a community college you are able to do free counselling with the therapist they have on location. On campus, other than that I would search the web, but I do not believe that the sources could be reliable. Good Luck!
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Call the Veterans Administration and find out what programs they have available for helping vets who are struggling and write that information down.\n\nTell your brother that you love and are concerned about him. Give him the information that you have obtained from the VA. Encourage him to contact them for help. Tell him that you will do whatever you can for him, if he needs help. \n\nYou can put it in writing if you have difficulty talking to him. Meet with him and give him your note and ask him to let you know if he wants to talk.
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I feel really sorry for you and for your brother, but he is lucky to have you.  \n\nIs he interested in anything like art or music?  Maybe if you could find something that he is interested in an try to encourage that.\n\nSome hospitals and health care centres have opportunities for people like your brother to get together and meet and talk about their problems.  Sometimes just talking to other people in a similar situation is helpful.  \n\nAlso, see if you can find any schizophrenia support groups where you could get a lot of information for your brother as well as yourself.  \n\nThe links below contain a lot of info on schizophrenia and support groups and organizations.  Hope that helps.
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There's way to go about it,but I don't know what they are.  I think you may try to get wither a court order or a doctors order.  I'd start with a psych Doctor.  Not a rehab counselor.
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Go to www.panicsurvivor.com   You could stay days on that site. Good Luck
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Check with the insurance carrier, United Behavioral Health.  They would most likely have a listing of providers who accept their insurance coverage for specific areas.
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Free is not a problem. Free and where we can get help too if needed and that is www.bravenet.com\n\nYou will find this website very useful.
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You can contact your local mental health clinic.  They should be able to help you.   Thanks for trying to get help!
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Salvation Army in Tulsa, OK has a long term residential program. Your local chapter should be able to get you in touch with them. Also,look in the yellow pages under alcoholism, there should be listings for 800 # referal services. Whatever you do, GET TO A MEETING AND GET A SPONSOR IN THE MEANTIME!!!! Good luck and prayers for you or the other sick one.
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Ok I'm not a professional but here goes...Tell him that you love him too, and that you dont know what you would do without him. When he hugs you, hug him tighter. Dnt talk, concentrate on listening.  Since this is a really tough time, be supportive and tell him that you will always be there for him no matter what, and he can come to you whenever, wherever.  Even though he is 11 years older than you and you might not fully understand all his situations, youll always be there to listen and try to help.  I agree with the first person that you might want to try to seek counseling, but I dont agree that you cant ask a question like this.  Sure, I dont think that everyone on here is a psychologist, but these are just suggestions-maybe from personal experience, maybe not.  Anyway, I'm sorry this is happening to you, take care, and good luck-I'm sure it will be comforting to your brother for you to be there.
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you can find support groups from your local hospital that might be free, or check your local city or state funded medical facility, they would have information for you where you could find a counselor which you could pay based on your incom (called a sliding scale fee)
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http://www.troubledwith.com/\n\ntry this site, they have counselor in United States, tell them about your situation and ask them what help can you get in the area you live in.
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Yes\nptsd\npost traumatic stress disorder
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Talk to some one that you trust.If this isn't possible go to a psycologist. Don't be surprised by him.  I would exercise all possibilities befor putting him on meds. You could do some research on stress reduction.  I hope this helps.  Love him and support him at this rough time.
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Call your local Crisis Line and ask them.They will talk to you and suggest various ways to help.Sometimes they will send(with your permission)a counselor to your home to evaluate your problem
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I do not suffer from Bi-polar, however, I have worked in Mental health for 12 years.  I am assuming your friends brother has access to mental health services ie: a CPN (Community Psychiatric Nurse) for example.  Depending on which service works with him ie: early intervention (if it is his first episode, home treatment etc you should be able to to speak with the named person who is working with him.\n\nIf he is on medication, he must have a Consultant Psychiatrist as they are the only one who can issue the medication and decide on the best form of treatment.\n\nMarijuana can bring about drug induced pshychosis, am not sure if this is the case with your brothers friend but, you need to try and speak with him about cutting down on it's use.  Most people within mental health services tend to use drugs as an 'alternative' to western medicine.\n\nDon't know where you live but there are many support groups/agencies available to also speak with.  try looking at Rethink, Mind, Mencap and Nimhe websites.  Sorry don't have full web address at present.  type them in and you should get details.\n\nMost importantly though, support both your friend and brother.  A lot of people, especially the young tend to get isolated once they enter mental health services.  Once you have an understanding of mental ill health it will be easier for you to offer this support.\n\nGood Luck!