The Andrea Yates Bill was voted in by the Texas legislature in 2003. The bill mandated that all prenatal care providers must inform new mothers of resources. Resources that would be able to help them if they ever found themselves experiencing postnatal depression or other related illnesses. Yates’s attorney called the Yates case as a real eye opener for the nation in regards to mental illness” (pg. 1954). I agree with the attorney’s above description of Yates’s case. When she fell prey to postnatal psychosis, Yates transformed into a monster because she had no one to help her fight the mental illness. Being left to raise five kids while being isolated from the outside world, Andrea felt no one was there to help her and she was left all alone. If Yates had someone there to help her and if she had tried to get out more, she would have remained a mother rather than transforming into a…
The first question is about delusional disorder. When looking at the literature what was found as the recommended course of treatment? What types of medications? Talk therapy specifically Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for psychosis (CBTp) has shown positive results in the treatment for persistent psychotic symptoms. They include reducing the symptoms of schizophrenia spectrum disorder, improving medication adherence, promoting recovery, reducing relapse rates and decreasing the duration of…
Chlorpromazine (CPZ) is an antipsychotic drug. Antipsychotics are drugs that are utilized to regard side effects of psychosis, for example, daydreams (for instance, hearing voices), visualizations, neurosis, or befuddled considerations. They are utilized as a part of the treatment of schizophrenia, extreme gloom and serious tension. Antipsychotics are additionally helpful at settling scenes of madness in individuals with Bipolar Disorder. Chlorpromazine is utilized for Schizophrenia and…
More mental health hospital beds are occupied by people with schizophrenia than any other illness. There are more Americans with schizophrenia than there are residents of North Dakota and Wyoming combined. One percent of the population (3.2 million Americans) will develop schizophrenia in their lifetime. But about three out of a hundred people will experience a psychotic episode at some point in their life. Because Schizophrenia is so widespread it is important that people can recognize and…
I. Over view of anti-psychotics Antipsychotics are used primarily to help treat people who suffer from hallucinations or dilations. This includes individuals who suffer from Schizophrenia, Bi polar disorder, Dementia or unipolar depression. Antipsychotics can be broken down in to two different categories, Atypical and Typical however they tend to work similarly over all. The main standing difference between the two categories is that atypical antipsychotics block dopamine and have an effect on…
Michael did not seem to be aware of the situation. He stated “I don’t understand why the group home brought me in here, I was just talking to the psychiatrist, and then they brought me here”. His motor activity was restless, he was observed fidgeting, shaking his legs, standing up and pacing. Michael speech was pressured, but coherent. Michael’s mood was irritable, anxious, and depressed; he seemed to want to get the assessment over with. His affect however seemed to be appropriate to thought.…
Delusional Disorder, also known as psychosis, is a disorder that which a person cannot tell what is real from what is imagined. People with this type of disorder tend to think that things and people are always out to get them. They jump at the fear of their own shadows and are always constantly thinking that people are trying poison or kill them. They are afraid that people will deceive them, conspire against them, or love them from a distance. What could have happened in a dream may be a…
Schizophrenia is a brain disorder that 1% of the population is affected by. That would be about 51 million people around the world that possess schizophrenia. James Regan says, “It’s not something you catch or something someone does to you, it’s a disease only we don’t know exactly what causes it.” There are different types of schizophrenia. There is delusions, disorganized speech, strange behavior, withdrawn, and lifeless mind. Delusions, is explained as someone who has held believes that are…
My character name is Norman Bates from one of the most famous horror films of all time Psycho. I chose to do my research on the 1998 version (Van Sant, 1998) because I knew that it would be in color and for me color helps bring out small details better than black and white. This is a little overview of Norman. Norman Bates lives next to his family owned motel named Bates Motel with his deceased mother Norma Bates. When guests check into the hotel, he prepares dinner for them, then murders them…
suffer from major depression, will have a remarkable 85-90% chance of full recovery (Abrams, 2002), thus providing a much safe alternative to psychotropic drugs. Of course, the proven safety of ECT today does not account for it’s notoriously unethical evolution. This is most apparent regarding specifically the treatment of patients exhibiting schizophrenic symptoms, where the rights of these patients were often wavered in the doctor’s selfish play with ‘opportunistic interventions’ (Fink, 2008).…