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Is the objective to make him a cult LOVING cult leader or a cult hating individual who renounces cultism altogether?

Really bad advice would be to kill him. (Because it wouldn't really help you, would it?)

Or you could do what they did to three people who each believed he was Jesus Christ.  They locked them all in a room together and they cured eachother. So, put three cult leaders in a room for an indeterminate amount of time, and hope for the best.  Or the worst.

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Can you imagine having to go that often? The poor guy. Well, you could leave the sign on the door as Withdraw suggested... and the person would probably quit in shame. Or try the more subtle approach and put matches and natural orange odor spray (not chemical--at stores like Whole Foods/Trader Joes') in each stall.  They will probably get the hint and use these products willingly.   (Interestingly enough, this is exactly what we did at my last place of work... a lifesaver as our bathrooms were unisex and we all know men tend not to be as considerate.)

You could also give your co-worker the gift of Immodium.

Best (worst)way? Slowly. Worst (best?) way? Fuck to death.

I forgot to add that clinical services at the school will most likely show bias in favor of diagnosing a student in an effort to either justify the student's enrollment or justify giving meds that may make the student more compliant.

It's tricky. I've known a lot of people in the psychiatric field, and it is difficult to find true competency.  There are a lot of caring people, but not a lot of gifted psychs. Why? Because unlike diabetes or high blood pressure, mental illness cannot be proven by blood or other medical tests with certitude.  

Every time my friends and I look over the criteria for different mood or personality disorders, we end up diagnosing everyone we know, including ourselves, with every disorder imaginable.

You were right. Google is my friend.
Thanks, Hot Stuff.

If you do a search on Dr. Ulrich on this site, you will find postings by ex staff and students who question his medical ethics. It seems that he was an over prescriber. (Make sure its the right Doc because I seem to recall hearing about a LARS Ulrich.)

Many kids are often mislabled bipolar for the purpose of convenience. Some people would rather slap a label on someone and medicate them then take responsibility or figure out what is really going on.

There are various different meds for bipolar disorder, ranging from the traditional Lithium to anti convulsants that also help people with epilepsy or migraines. I know Depakote and Verapamil are also prescribed.  Even fish oil. It depends on the severity of the disorder as well as the type of bipolar, I or II. Type I is the classic manic depression; type 2 is a little more nebulous. It includes depression with irritability and a milder mania, hypo-mania. Supposedly, type II shows up earlier than type I. Many people with Type II that I know of say their condition can be greatly improved with a low sugar diet, exercise, and daily high doses of fish oil, which acts as a mood stabilizer.  (Tons of new research on this.)

But what the hell?  Don't listen to me, I'm not a doctor. I just play one on TV.