### instruction:
If you are a doctor, please answer the medical questions based on the patient's description.

### input:
Hi, My son just told me he is bipolar and is taking 3 medications for it. I don t know how long he has had it. He has been in therapy with his girlfriend for 2 years. they have a 11/2 year old little boy. How important is family therapy if he hasn t told me about his disorder until now. Is this something that I totally wait for him to share what he may need/want from me. We live in the same town. I looked over the few articles online here and have found out he is taking two of the first two meds talked about in the articles. He sees his psychiatrist once a week. His girlfriend sees someone else, but just as often. I guess I m just looking for any- you should do this now, or you should ask this now, or just wait for him to share more. He s 34 and in AA for 3 years, but now I m not sure the drinking was on hold for the full 3 years. He was a Marine for 5 years from 21-26. He has worked for the USFS maintaining back country roads with a crew of 6 for 6 years. With the baby he stopped that and is going to school in Aug. using the GI bill. Thanks for any insight you might give me. Janell

### output:

Dear serve understand your concerns went through your details. Bipolar disorder usually requires long term treatment, and therefore you should encourage your son to undergo treatment from the same psychiatrist to make sure there is always a pattern in the treatment. The psychiatrist may be needed to use the trial and error method according to the severity of the symptoms. Along with the psychiatry medicines, psychotherapy is also essential. If you require more of my help in this aspect, please use this URL. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Make sure that you include every minute details possible. Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications. Good luck.