My Sister Was Recently Diagnosed With Psychosis. How Can I Get Her to Talk?
Question by Curious Student: My sister was recently diagnosed with psychosis. How can I get her to talk?
[rewrite]Background: Since her last hospitalization at Harborview Medical Center on July 23rd, I noticed that my 26-year-old sister has quit talking to everyone in the family. She doesn’t even sing like she used to, refuses to take a bath, wants to stay in bed all day, and refuses to talk.
The reason she was hospitalized was that she starved herself for nearly 30 days and denied herself water for about 5 days. She had to given fluids and nutrients via a tube. According to the doctors, she was near death despite being 175 lbs.
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