[Heartnsoul]

My neighbor has lost her husband, can't sleep, won't eat, very depressed. I believe she needs a psychiatrist. Do we have any good ones in the area??

[brfree1411@aol.com]

Please look into grief groups. Churches have them & I believe The Villages has one or more. A psychologist can help as well. Psychiatrist are mainly for medicine or to diagnose a mental problem. There are stages of grief she will go through & probably get stuck in one of two of those stages for a while.
Let her talk about her husband or about memories with him. "Talk therapy" is most of psychologists do.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by brfree1411@aol.com

Please look into grief groups. Churches have them & I believe The Villages has one or more. A psychologist can help as well. Psychiatrist are mainly for medicine or to diagnose a mental problem. There are stages of grief she will go through & probably get stuck in one of two of those stages for a while.
Let her talk about her husband or about memories with him. "Talk therapy" is most of psychologists do.

This might lead to some resources.

Hospice Foundation Of America - Support Groups

[njbchbum]

Yikes! How does anyone jump straight to Psychiatrist instead of starting with grief counseling after a loss?

[Heartnsoul]

Because she NEEDS MEDICATIONS. CAN ANYONE JUST answer question please. Don't we have any mental health in the villages?? She is not a church goer

[Heartnsoul]

Also she has done grief counseling already. She is beyond that and Needs some depression type med and anxiety. She has developed fears

[JSR22]

Originally Posted by Heartnsoul

Because she NEEDS MEDICATIONS. CAN ANYONE JUST answer question please. Don't we have any mental health in the villages?? She is not a church goer

I would ask her primary care doctor for a referral. Her primary can prescribe a tranquilizer. Grief is very hard to get through. Thank you for helping her.

[Heartnsoul]

This is hard to believe. With all the seniors here who move away from family, suffer losses of spouses, possible problems with he wants to live here, she wants to be up north etc... We have no psychiatrists, psychologists, here?? This needs to change!! I can see her anxiety is beyond my expertise so I was reaching out for Names. Tk u

[Heartnsoul]

She also has spoken to her primary who prescribes Zoloft which did absolutely nothing for her. She's been through alot and Really needs a psychiatrist at this point. I have no idea where to look. Have searched for names but hate pulling one out of a hat. So much better when others may have found one to recommend. I am willing to drive her to Ocala or Leesburg if necessary

[Heritage]

Originally Posted by Heartnsoul

My neighbor has lost her husband, can't sleep, won't eat, very depressed. I believe she needs a psychiatrist. Do we have any good ones in the area??

The first place to begin would probably her primary care physician.

[Taltarzac725]

Try this resource-- Crisis Contacts & Links - NAMI Marion County, Inc. - NAMI Marion County, Inc.

Originally Posted by Heartnsoul

She also has spoken to her primary who prescribes Zoloft which did absolutely nothing for her. She's been through alot and Really needs a psychiatrist at this point. I have no idea where to look. Have searched for names but hate pulling one out of a hat. So much better when others may have found one to recommend. I am willing to drive her to Ocala or Leesburg if necessary

[Taltarzac725]

Shelter In Place Resources for Seniors | Comfort Keepers

You might also want to try getting her involved in something?

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Heartnsoul

My neighbor has lost her husband, can't sleep, won't eat, very depressed. I believe she needs a psychiatrist. Do we have any good ones in the area??

I don't have a specific recommendation, but you can go to "fepblue.org" and search for the psychiatrists in the area. You don't need to have an account to search. Apparently, there are at least 69 psychiatrists within 25 miles of The Villages. That may be a good place to start, and maybe look up their reviews.

[manaboutown]

From the information about her you posted your friend should see a psychiatrist ASAP as she could be clinically depressed and require psych meds and likely some counseling to carry on with her life. If your friend's physician is unable to give her a referral perhaps your physician might be able to do so.

I used to date a really good psychiatrist but she practices in Newport Beach, CA. My friend told me she once had seen a man who within a three day period suffered three terrible losses and was clinically depressed. He was fired from his job, his mother passed away and his wife left him. She prescribed some psych meds for him and he soon recovered. My friend told me she had been an anesthesiologist and discovered she was "good with the chemicals" so she became a psychiatrist.

[Heartnsoul]

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