It is also important that if mental illness is suspected it is properly diagnosed.
Unfortunately that in itself is a challenge if the psych team won't asses because they want alcohol services to deal with it (fat chance when he's managed to stop by himself)!! All we have is his GP's diagnosis - a long and confusing list, major depression, agoraphobia, panic disorder, 'some' mania and I nearly forgot the one psych nurse who did see him diagnosed social anxiety (no sh!t Sherlock!!).
You may sense a little frustration! In the end we've done more for ourselves than we were given help, D's determination to never give up and possibly mine to not let go!
BLAH!! Maybe it will go easier next time, this time he seems to perhaps be out the woods!