My father refuses to seek therapy

A common scenario that one may come across is a parent refusing to seek help for a mental health issue, whether it’s depression or anxiety. In this episode Dr Hegde addresses the challenges faced , and shares information on helping your parent manage their anxiety in such a situation.
‘Anxiety in the elderly’ is a weekly video column about geriatric anxiety. In this column, geriatric psychiatrist Dr Soumya Hegde gives the viewer a thorough picture of anxiety in the elderly population. Including, the kind of anxieties they deal with, the symptoms of the anxiety, its diagnosis, treatment, and what caregivers can do to ease the elderly persons’ discomfort.
Dr Hegde specializes in the management of challenging behaviors in dementia, and other complex psychiatric presentations in the elderly population.
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Credits:
Producer - Aditi Surendra
Camera - Bhagyanath Viswanath
Editing - Mohan Kamakshi
Music: Dan Lebowitz - Birds in Flight via RUclips audio library

[@peterreed736]

Going behind a loved one's back like this just goes to show that you don't care about or love that person. Such actions are disposable.

[@peterreed9566]

Being honest I'd suggest leaving him alone. If you push someone to seek therapy they will resent it and then therapy would have almost zero chance of success.

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