Hello mmmelanierose: I'm sorry, I do not have any idea what is going on with your brother. But it sounds to me as though, given his struggles, he is in the right place. And they will figure this out, to the extent that it is possible to figure it out. I mostly just wanted to leave a reply letting you know I read your post & I wish you, your brother & your parents the best.

By the way, one thing I think is important based on my own previous experience is, before your brother is released from the hospital, arrangements ought to be made for him to attend some sort of partial hospital program. Those first few days & weeks after having been in the hospital can feel really disorienting. I think it is important to have somewhere to go & something to do. Even if the program itself isn't all that spectacular, just being involved in it can, I believe, be important as a bridge between being in the hospital & returning to whatever level of "normal" life a person is able to resume.