“Postpartum psychosis is a severe psychotic syndrome that is estimated to occur after 1.1 to 4 of every 1000 deliveries. More than half of the affected women meet diagnostic criteria for major depression” (Weissman and Olfson 800). Postpartum depression is a more common and less threatening mental illness than postpartum psychosis, however, Margery Kempe displays the more fatal symptoms. Several readers believe that Margery Kempe was a woman who devoted her life to God, however, after her first child
Depression Disorder and Its Causes Miami Dade College Depression Disorder and Its Causes A depressive disorder is an illness that involves the body, mood, and thoughts. It interferes with daily life, normal functioning, and causes pain for both the person with the disorder and those who care about him or her. A depressive disorder is not the same as passing blue moon, it is not a sign of a personal weakness or a condition that can be wished away. People with depressive illness can get better by “pulling
to this one factor. Evidence of this is that an individual who decides to drink any sort of alcoholic beverage while impregnated can cause their offspring to undergo mental retardation as well as other types of learning disabilities. Fetal alcohol syndrome is a huge downfall while drinking during pregnancy because both cognitive and physical disorders can happen to that child. Another teratogen are diseases. Many diseases can be transmitted before or after the baby is birthed. The severity of the effects
The Effects of Lithium and Lamotrigine on Pregnant Bipolar Women By: Jennifer Saebom Choe Introduction to Bipolar Disorder (BP) Bipolar disorder (BD) or manic depression is a mental disorder that affects roughly 1-2% of the population. It is marked by severe mood swings between depression and mania, periods of great delusions and overactivity. It is often treated with mood stabilizers, antipsychotics and antidepressants, and sometimes benzodiazepines. Of the medications, lithium and lamotrigine
this emotional state is usually short-lived. When one suffers from depression, it impacts day-to-day life and causes unspeakable torment for the sufferer and his or her loved one. Thus, depression is uncompromising yet a common emotional, medical issue involving the human brain and appallingly disturbs more than 20 million people in the United States alone. Since there is a lack of knowledge about certain mental disorders like depression, people that endure psychological conditions succumb to unnecessary
NIMH (2009) also list gender as another major risk factor for mood disorders, particularly depressive disorders. With women having nearly twice as much risk of developing major depression as men. It is believed that hormones involved in pregnancy and miscarriage and hormone changes during the menstrual cycle, postpartum period, pre-menopause and menopause may attribute this in women. According to NIMH (2009) about 9.5 percent of American adults, or about 18.8 million people, have a mood disorder
of abortion in America, how abortion affects the father, and if pre-abortion counseling affects the abortion decision. OVERVIEW: The medical association has acknowledged that abortion can have traumatic effects on women (e.g. Post Abortion Syndrome); however men also can be affected by abortion. Women are given special considerations because they are the carrier of the unborn. Fathers are disregarded and overlooked as the seed or bloodline of life. Today, men have no legal rights, and are
professionals, and often delays proper diagnosis. Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is one of the most common depressive disorders, affecting 11.4% of the U.S. population aged 12 to 17, and 6.7% of all U.S adults (NIMH, 2016). Regardless of type, depression is a topic of grave concern considering the alarming rates in the country, the shortage of qualified therapists, and resistance to many of the existing medications. Treatment options have varied greatly throughout the years, and the use of alternative
up to 18% of women experience depressed mood during pregnancy with nearly 13% having an episode that would meet the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) diagnostic criteria for a major depressive disorder. Furthermore, postpartum depression affects 10-22% of adult women and up to 26% of adolescent mother. The prevalence of general anxiety disorder has been estimated at 8.5% in pregnancy, but there is little research on the impact on pregnancy outcomes. Evidence indicate women
BEHIND THESE MURDERS When women committed violence, the only explanation that had been offered was that it is involuntary, defensive, or the result of mental illness or hormonal imbalance inherent with female physiology: postpartum depression, premenstrual syndrome and menopause had been included among the named culprits. Women had been generally perceived to be capable of committing only expressive violence- an uncontrollable release of bottles up rage or fear, often as a result of long term