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I need to get help for my son. He has always had depression problems and trouble controlling his anger. He does not want to just be put on medicine. He called me today and said he is tired of feeling like he wants to explode. It is like he turns into someone else when he gets so depressed. I don't have the money to pay a therepist and he has no insurance. He is 20 years old and has been dealing with this since early childhood. He was on Ritilin and Concerta for a while but he hate taking medicine. He says he just wants someone to teach him to deal with his anger and temper. Is there any help out there like medical studies to help him? He has been suicidle in the past and says sometimes he would be better off dead than to feel the way he feels. Can someone please help?
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        I`m sorry you cannot afford him a psychiatrist or better psychologies who could talk to him because he cannot prescribe medications. Your son sounds like he needs help. And it is good he is ready to get it.
        I think he could wait a bit until you earn some money, but nothing will change until he gets help. How much time would be enough for you to do that?

         I have no idea how it goes in USA, but here we have social services... They do all kind of things to help problematic families connected to addiction, violence, counseling, and having no money.
         But I guess that doesn`t help you because your medical system s*cks, as I`ve heard.  
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