during my shift. Those who are unfamiliar with University Behavioral Hospital may often pass it up without realizing that it is even a hospital. It is quite narrow in size however, it is surprisingly long. Trauma, adolescence, military, adult, and psychiatric ICU are the five units the hospital comprises of. It was established in 2005, and we have patients that come in to the hospital with mild to severe mental illness, substance abuse issues, and a lot of the times both. Taylor, the receptionist is
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey depicts the unique story of Randle Patrick McMurphy, a war veteran turned illegal gambler who simulates a mental illness and is transferred from prison farm to mental asylum in hopes for a less restrictive, more relaxed working environment, only to discover harsh opposite of these expectations. The texts presents various themes of power, societal conflicts, law and order and freedom from rebellion. By further analysis, the divide between men and women
during pregnancy. Research by Malm et al. (2016) aimed to clarify the effects of SSRI exposure in utero on psychiatric disorders by examining the outcomes of 64,754 singleton pregnancies. Data was gathered from several Finnish registries, such as the Drug Reimbursement Register, which contains data on drug purchases, the Medical Birth Register, which contains maternal demographics and health information, the Hospital Discharge Register, which contains information on somatic and psychiatric diagnoses
INTRODUCTION Deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill was, and continues to be, an ill-conceived concept. Mental illness is not theoretical, it is a very real and debilitating condition for the individual who suffers from such an illness. Mental illness is a disability which makes an individual unable to attend school, pursue a career, maintain a job or care for a family. Mental illness has ruined not only the lives of the people it has affected, but those who care for the victims of this
Pregnancy Outcomes Following Exposure to quetiapine in mono- and polytherapy By: Nigara A Sayram Student number: 998823420 CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY Date: August 6th, 2015 Abstract Objective: Investigate the reproductive safety of quetiapine in mono- and polytherapy Design: Cohort study using a prospectively collected database Setting: Motherisk program, the Hospital for Sick Children Participants: Pregnant women with mental illnesses who contacted motherisk clinic initially inquiring information
deficiencies may be linked to medications used during pregnancy. It is speculated that there are a multitude of health risks to the fetus if an expecting mother is prescribed antidepressants for Major Depressive Disorders. It is also hypothesized that there may be long-term effects to the child after birth if the mother of the child was taking antidepressants during her pregnancy. Postnatal psychological effects may be due to the onset of the drugs during pregnancy, and there may be a link between a child’s
PREGNANCY AND PSYCHIATRY Introduction: The mental status of the mother while she is pregnant and while she is postpartum is very important for the welfare of both child and the mother. In this chapter we tend to discuss different psychiatric problems that mothers encounter during pregnancy and after delivery of the child. In the second part we tend to list various psychotropic medications that can lead to fetal harm. Diseases POSTPARTUM PSYCHOSIS Postpartum psychosis (or puerperal psychosis) is defined
greater were their risks of presenting adverse pregnancy outcomes. Our results showed that exposure to social ACEs and negative pregnancy outcomes (low birth weight and fetal distress) were not mediated by mental health status of the pregnant
Abortion is an Immoral Act Life is precious. Abortion is an act of ending a pregnancy by removing a fetus or an embryo before it can survive the uterus. Many women believe that they have the right to choose and having an abortion is one of those choices. According to Kristin Brown from The Life News Website, “If killing a normal
gain in pregnancy is a predominant influence among complications such as prematurity, preterm labor, and LBW”. Weight gained in pregnancy can be considered a crucial predictor of adverse outcomes than weight or BMI at delivery (Ehrenberg et.al 2003). Inadequate GWG in pregnancy may bring forth nutritional deficiencies that increases the predisposition to preterm delivery (Ehrenberg et.al 2003). In terms of prematurity, Ehrenberg et.al (2003) found that the effect of GWG during pregnancy is greater