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My son had approached me a couple of months ago and said that he has been unable to concentrate for a while and feels that his ability to remember stuff has decreased. I have noticed that for some while he has lacks energy and finds it hard to perform simple tasks. He has been very unstable emotionally and gets irked very easily and frequently. He gets very angry at himself and even harmed himself after a bad exam. His results were also very below par. He wasn't like this until about 6 months ago. I haven't seen him this sad before. I'm worried about his mental health and request you to recommend to me the next step I should take. I anxiously await your response. Thanking you.
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Dear lybrate-user, It is very nice of you as father, want to help Rahil. Please take him to a child and adolescent psychiatrist for diagnosis and treatment. In persons with epilepsy, there are many mental disturbances due to epilepsy itself or due to the drugs that he is taking. In adolescent age, it manifests more. There may be other stresses also in him that need to be addressed.
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