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A member asked:

My dad (79yo) went from normal to mentally sick in a week, he is paranoid, scared and depressed; he's at the hospital i neglected him a bit am guilty.

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There are a: number of reasons why he might have had a sudden mood change. Hopefully the doctors in the hospital are working to find an issue.

Answered 5/17/2014

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