Postpartum depression, also known as PPD, affects approximately 12 to 20% of women worldwide (Papalia and Feldmen, 219). PPD is described as moderate to severe depression in a female after she has given birth. It may occur soon after delivery or up to a year later, but it usually occurs within the first four months after delivery. People who are most likely to report postpartum depressive symptoms are poorly educated women, young women, women who smoke and/or abuse alcohol and drugs, and unmarried
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David Foster Wallace, the author of the commencement speech for the graduating students of Kenyon College in 2005, entertained the audience and kept them intrigued throughout the entire speech by using grim extremes, opposites, telling stories that the audience could relate too, and using his phrase “Capital-T Truth”. Wallace's point was to not live life with a “blind certainty, a close mindedness that amounts to an imprisonment so total that the prisoner doesn't even know he's locked up”, because
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Medication Madness Book Review In partial fulfillment of the requirement of N3335 December 02, 2011 Online RN- BSN Medication Madness I chose to review “Medication Madness” by Peter R.Breggin, M.D. First of all I was attracted to this book by the name medication madness which made me to be curious to know what the book is all about. Madness, we know is a state of mental imbalance and when attributed to medication, it calls for interest. I came
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Psychiatric disorders are defined in our text as disorders of psychological function sufficiently severe to require treatment. The clinical psychologist or the psychiatrist has their work cut out for them when it comes to diagnosing psychiatric disorders. Each disorder has its own diagnosis, treatment method, and medication. Schizophrenia can make it hard to live everyday life without treatment. Schizophrenia can affect how you think, react, and just live in the world. With schizophrenia they
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A girl named Genie was found in the United States in 1970. Genie's father had kept her locked in a room from the age of 20 months until age 13. Genie was harnessed naked to an infant's potty seat and left alone for hours and days through the years. When she was remembered at night, she was put to bed in a homemade straitjacket. There were no radios or televisions in the house, people spoke in hushed tones, and the only language Genie heard was an occasional obscenity from her father. He hated noise
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Depression has always had a way with my life. It began in my fourth and fifth-grade year. At the time, our class was together. I was watching fifth graders grow and because of this I happen to develop a low self-esteem. While everyone seem to be growing up and it seemed like it wasn’t pure anymore. I remember always being jealous, most of my class had parents involved in their lives. When elementary was over, I moved into the sixth grade. My depression now was on and off. The seventh and eighth grade
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It's looks like that Yulia's high nervous score is a result of her depressed and nervousness and consume bread and crave sugar. Remarkable tha many symptoms relate to her stress level what she pointed in LAF form. Her work as a teacher and baby sitting take a lot of intention and concentration. As a result of too little exercise is not enough oxygen go to the brain, so it's cause imbalance in nervous system. My client Yulia has high Cardiovascular system score is likely a result of regular use of
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CCIB LPA Perryman-French received a call for Lourdes. Her daughter Audrey Zamora (DOB 01/07/2000) is diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and is a client of Golden Gate Regional Center. Audrey has been at the home for nearly three years Audrey started having more behaviors this past summer, she started biting others, first at school, then home and also on transportation to school. The facility staff started to give her an I-Pad which then would keep her occupied for sometime but not all the time
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The Five P’s Presenting Mary was presented to the unit feeling very low and depressed voicing that her mood has been “very unwell”. She has felt depressed most of the day, especially at night and most days of the week. She has been sleeping 4-5 hours per night. She reported that three months prior to her admission, she was determined to end her life after being contacted by her ex husband stating she should kill herself because she is bad for the children. Mary has found herself researching suicide
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Predictors of Postpartum Depression Postpartum depression is a disorder that causes significant functional impairment and develops risks of poor mother-infant bonding and can delay infant development. PPD is “a physical and emotional condition that may be life-threatening, involving the symptoms of depression occurring from a month to one year following childbirth and thought to be caused in part to dramatic hormonal shifts occurring in conjunction with childbirth.” (Piotrowski & Benson, 2017) Postpartum
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