Hi, my eldest son is still very manic and delusional. He was hospitalized for two weeks, let out for two weeks and is now back in hospital. He took all of his medications from hospital until the night before his return to hospital, and he has been consistently manic and delusional for a month. He is on 1500 mg depakote, 2 mg of risperidone, and 100 mg trazadone for sleep. He is 20 and is refusing to sign papers for his parents to talk to the staff or to visit because of his delusions. The hospital have put him back on the lowered dosage of medication he was on when he left because they haven't spoken to us. He is unable to make informed choices at this moment in time and they are filing an involuntary court order. We pay his bills, he is dependent on us, he cannot drive and he lives with us but as next of kin we have no rights. This is very sad and frightening for us, how long will these delusions last? How can we help him? He had three shots of haldol/ativan the first time, and one or two shots this time. Will he get better? I am worried and feel helpless.