I don't know what to do. My brother already sees a psychiatrist but apparently it's not helping. He is mentally handicapped.....basically he is 30 years old but has a mind like a 2nd grader. He can read and write, just not well. He is obsessive compulsive (washes hands, takes showers, says things over and over) and he has a horrible temper. The temper is my concern as the others are controlled by medication. When he goes into this rage, there's nothing that can calm him down. When he does things wrong, my mom will call him down, he then proceeds to go into this angry state and curse, try to hit, say horribly mean things. When the angry state subsides, he then follows mom around the house saying over and over "I'll be good", "I'm sorry". She's dealt with this for 30 years and I just don't know how much more she can take.
Any suggestions?
Any suggestions?
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Does the psychiatrist have any ideas? That would probably be the first and best place to start.
Also, does your Mom deviate from what she does with him, or does she do the same routine?
Let me think a bit about it...