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Originally Posted by jeffk
From personal experience, mental health professionals are reluctant to aggressively treat young people. Teenagers are going through a normally turbulent emotional period and counselors are cautious about making a diagnosis and using strong medications. From news stories, it seems like there had been a escalation in his behavior in the past year. Given my experience, I would not be surprised if they "slow walked" a diagnosis and treatment. For many young patients that's probably the right approach. For an unpredictable few, it can be a disaster.
Beyond that, we don't know how actively the family was pursuing treatment. Such behavior can be a shock and it can take some time to come to grips with it.
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As I was reading his obituary, he was just a kid doing what kids like to do. He loved to go out in his boat, he love to play hockey and he was a huge Star Wars fan.
It mentioned briefly that two years ago his health had changed. I don’t know if that meant mental health or physical health. It went on to say that he was loved by everyone including many doctors, nurses, and healthcare professionals.