hii,i am a girl & i need some help for my father.He is the patient.My father was not like this as he is now.He is getting violent.He doesnt listen to anyone.My father has a joint business.He regularly drinks alcohol for an extreme limit.We told him everyday not to drink but this is getting out of control day by day.He is married with my mother for 20 years but after so many years he sometimes beats my mother.I cant see this.I live in hostel .But I always have a fear for my mother.I care for her.We dont know what to do.Sometimes we want to die & sometimes we want to kill my father.But we know that is not a solution.So, the main purpose for this question is who to control my father?Please help..
Hi madam, Welcome to Chat Doctor, I can certainly understand your concern and worry about your mothers suffering and can definitely say that your fathers' behavior could be due to alcohol with the help of the details provided by you. I can diagnose it as alcohol induced psychosis, so that I can suggest that your father has to be treated as soon as possible because already would have been dependent that he might have certain symptoms like he couldn't sleep if you doesn't take alcohol, he would have some tremors, palpitation, sweating in the absence of the substance so it's better to act immediately. Consult your psychiatrist get him detoxified from the substance, if he is suffering from above with Chat Doctor. The detoxification must be started with 