Does My Loved One Have A Mental Illness?

Certain difficult behaviors can occur due to changes or stressful events in a person’s life—this doesn’t necessarily mean an individual has a mental illness. However, if they seem to be taking a longer time to get over a crisis, then it may be important for them to seek help.Below are some behaviors that may indicate something more serious may be happening and the person needs to see a mental health professional for an assessment:

• Total withdrawal from family, friends and colleagues
• Fear of leaving home; refusing to go to school
• Significant changes in eating and/or sleeping patterns
• Extreme changes in mood variation
• Deteriorating performance at work or school
• Hearing voices or seeing things that no one else can hear or see
• Believing their thoughts are being interfered with by someone or something external
• Spending extravagant/unrealistic amounts of money or talking about unrealistic business/investment ideas
• Believing people are plotting against them
• Believing they have special powers or thinking they are famous or religious political figures

How can Rose Hill help?

If you think your loved one may have a mental illness, it’s important for them to seek help.  Rose Hill Center, a mental health center in Holly, MI, offers extended residential rehabilitation along with therapy programs designed to help adults with mental illness regain control of their lives.  Rose Hill’s residential setting allows staff to focus time and attention on finding the most effective medication and dosage for each individual. By combining pharmacological treatment with an intense therapeutic rehabilitation program, Rose Hill is able to assist individuals in achieving and maintaining psychiatric stability and their highest level of independence.

If you are interested in pursuing treatment at Rose Hill Center, or if you have questions about the program, please visit the Admission Process page or contact us toll-free at (866) 504-2259.

Information provided by the Mental Health Association NSW, Inc. (http://www.mentalhealth.asn.au/)