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Originally Posted by DaveNTexas
This is my first post. My wife is in her late 40s and appears to be suffering from a complete nervous breakdown, and I don't know what to do. The medical hospital sent her to a psych hospital and they've hardly communicated with us in 4 days. To make matters worse, this happened while on vacation out of state, and it doesn't look like they will be ready to release her to us when we're scheduled to head home. She won't see me or my kids and is under the delusion that she's being poisoned. She has no history of mental illness. This all seems to have started when she missed her first flight to meet us here. She's had a terrible, stressful year and lost two close family members.
The psych hospital finally acknowledged that she was in their care yesterday, but it doesn't sound like they've been able to help her. She won't answer their questions. She's isolating herself. Won't that make things worse?
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It sounds like she's in the process of getting stabilized. They didn't speak to the sister until she consented due to confidentiality laws.
You'll likely need her patient code to speak to her. She will be the one to give it to you when she is well enough. Visit her if she's amenable. There likely will be a family meeting with the psychiatrist and her to discuss diagnosis and treatment ongoing.
Hang in there. She's safe. She is in the process of stabilizing. But she's safe. That's the primary thing. Good luck.