Past Psychiatric History Regarding Dr Rosemary Mills

Margery Kempe: mother, mystic, mentally ill? Throughout The Book of Margery Kempe, Margery is burdened with the gift of tears. To onlookers, her behaviour seems erratic and threatening; strangers and acquaintances often wonder if devils possessing her cause her passionate wailing. Margery is often questioned about her tears, and isolated from people who fail to understand that she is one of Christ’s “chosen souls” (24). Margery sees these social difficulties as trials of her faith, and says, “For ever the more slander and reproof that she suffered, the more she increased in grace and in devotion of holy meditation” (Kempe 4). Even when her community berates her, she maintains that her tears are a gift and a form of penance, that her

In another article written by Spitzer, the validity of Rosenhans hypothesis is also critiqued. By questioning the validity of Rosenhans study, his work in to what it means to be deemed ‘psychologically abnormal’ is tainted. Spitzer criticises the study as scientific and instead calls it ‘pseudo science’, (Spitzer, 1975). Spitzer suggests that Rosenhan cannot criticise the institutions for labelling the pseudo patients because the evidence they present when asking for admittance, and then they’re behaviour following hospitalisation, warrants this. He references lists of symptoms from the DMS-II and points out that the nervousness, excessive note taking, and actually asking to be admitted to a psychiatric ward is enough evidence to label an individual as ‘Schizophrenic’. Spitzer suggests that based on the evidence present that hospital staffs were correct to diagnose and label the pseudo patients. This highlights the use of type 2 errors in diagnoses, and as the staff would not normally be

The five participants with no history of mental illness risked being labeled with characteristics of a mental health diagnosis. Two participants received misdiagnoses of a mental illness they did not embody. In the film, Vicky responded to the misdiagnosis by sharing that she felt confident in her mental health ( ). However, the misdiagnosis of an individual who does not have the same confidence as Vicky could have detrimental effects. As a future social worker, I feel it is important to recognize that Vicky’s response and feelings towards the misdiagnosis is likely unusual. Mental health professionals must exercise caution when preforming diagnosis, since it has a profound impact on an individual’s

Whitaker continues by pointing to the chemical imbalances of the brain. Many believe psychological problems to be caused by this, but according

The term "schizophrenia" as originally used by Bleuler is not a clearly defined concept. Classification and diagnosis of adult schizophrenia has always been a

Journey does not have additional assessment measures to assist in further diagnostic evaluation. Also, the clinician Lucy was working with is no longer an employee of the agency, which prevents opportunity to consult. Therefore, the diagnoses are based on my clinical assessment and my supervisor’s input. Based upon Lucy’s self-report, our interactions, and my on-going assessment, I have decided to maintain some of Lucy’s initial diagnoses with the addition of a V code. Using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM; 2013), Lucy was diagnosed with the following

According to NAMI (), schizophrenia is a long term mental illness that interferes with a person’s ability to think clearly, make decisions, and relate to others, impairing a person from functioning to their full potential when left untreated. For these persons affected, it is many times difficult to distinguish what is real from what is not. “Unfortunately, no single simple course of treatment exists.” Research has linked schizophrenia to a multitude of possible causes” (NAMI).

In the 1930’s, there was a dispute surrounding mental illness. People could go unheard and learn to live with it, but if they got diagnosed officially, they had a chance of society rejecting them. Mental illness became a stigma in the 1930s due to the fact that treatment was either a form of “torture” or there was limited resources and treatment to help those who suffered from a mental illness.

There hope is to diagnosis and treat the illness at hand. This article questions the validity of diagnosing each patient. If the doctors or the nurses’ diagnosis is wrong then, the treatment will also be wrong. This can create complications for all parties at hand. Most often there is protocol that most doctors have to follow when diagnosing a patient “However, it should not be forgotten that they are all using same diagnostic manual, and probability of diagnosing a person is in depression with same instructions.”(). Now this makes a person question whether the validity is of the doctor or the protocol. If it is the protocol than that is something that needs to be evaluated. At the time the DSM system was in use for diagnosing a patient. At the time of this experiment Rosenhan used the DSM-II statistical evaluation. Years later this statistical data was look over, “According to Mattison, Cantwell, Russell, Will (1979) general inter-rater reliability of DSM-II was about %57 and %54 for axis I in DSM-III. In DSM III, which is published twelve years later after first version of DSM II, reliability scores of psychosis, conduct disorder, hyperactivity, and mental retardation was slightly higher than general reliability scores; however, as it is accepted today with the circumstance of logical base, reliability under 0.7-0.8 is found questionable and possibility of error is

RCG Rose Campos reports no health problems. Ms. Campos also reported that she has had no problems with Elijah at home. However, I am concerned that Elija is not safe in his present home with, the maternal grandmother due to Austin’s behavior. Ms. Campos reports no physical harm to Elijah by Austin, but Elijah has witnessed Austin’s violent and abusive behavior to Ms. Campos. I am concerned about Austin’s exposure to this violent and abusive behavior to his grandmother.

According to Mathers et al., (1996) “Schizophrenia ranks among the top ten causes of disability worldwide and affects one in one hundred people at some point in their lives.” (Cardwell and Flanagan, 2012). Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder which is commonly diagnosed in 15-30 year old individuals. It disrupts a person’s cognition, perceptions and emotions, making it extremely difficult to diagnose. Bleuler (1911) introduced the term schizophrenia, which translates as ‘split-mind’ or ‘divided self’ and accounts for the earlier interpretations of the disease. These misunderstandings and the ongoing misrepresentations, especially within the media, has stigmatised the illness. This raises the need for better understanding and

Additional, inferences about the disorder are provided by Whitcomb and Merrell (2013). The authors characterize the symptoms of schizophrenia as delusions that are “typically bizarre and implausible” and pronounced hallucinations such as hearing voices for long periods of time (p. 363). Additional, impairments noted by the authors include “severe disturbances in perception, thought and affect, a severe decline in personal and social functioning, poor personal hygiene, inability to function effectively at school or work, and a severe impairment in social relationships” (Whitcomb and Merrell, 2013 p.363).

An analysis of the validity, reliability, practicalities and ethical issues will be covered when referring to the diagnostic classification systems and lastly the demographics and statistics surrounding schizophrenia with reference to age, gender and ethnicity will be thoroughly examined

(Szasz,1982, p.4, p.29) In 1900, the term schizophrenia, now used worldwide, was used to describe the condition that one out of every hundred people had. This statistic remains the same today. Through research and years of study, the world has a better understanding of schizophrenia, its forms, characteristics, symptoms, types, possible causes, and treatments, if any. ( Pierce, 1990. p.263 )

“Schizophrenia, a complex and often disabling mental illness, is among the most serious of brain diseases” (Veague 1).To some