When Postpartum Depression Leads to Psychosis Tammy J. Stratton Having a baby is a happy time for new moms! But for some moms it can turn into something worse! Dads helping out with a new baby can prevent new moms from having severe postpartum depression! This is what happens when a new mom doesn’t get help or enough rest. But the end result could lead to postpartum psychosis if this mom doesn’t get enough rest!! The mothers that you see are stressed out from dealing with a new baby. This
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Jane’s Postpartum Depression in "The Yellow Wallpaper" In the "The Yellow Wallpaper‚" Charlotte Perkins Gilman describes her postpartum depression through the character of Jane. Jane was locked up for bed rest and was not able to go outside to help alleviate her nervous condition. Jane develops an attachment to the wallpaper and discovers a woman in the wallpaper. This shows that her physical treatment is only leading her to madness. The background of postpartum depression can be summarized by the
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Depression is currently the fourth most common cause of disability worldwide (Culbertson‚ 1997). With depression being such a large issue in society‚ it cannot be looked at as a “one size fits all‚” particularly when it comes to examining gender differences associated with mental health disorders (Smith and Jaffe‚ 2012). There are many social causes prevalent in society‚ varying by gender‚ which contributes to the risk of being diagnosed with depression or the rate to which they experience depression
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To the Young Women of Malolos A Reaction Paper “They seemed faded plants sown and reared in darkness‚ having flowers without perfume and fruits without the sap”‚ Jose Rizal said in his letter “To the Young Women of Malolos” that the women were very passive to what the church teaches them but he had been proven wrong when the news of what had happened in Malolos reached him. In his letter‚ Rizal praised and honored the twenty brave women of the town for their victorious battle for their just
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Depression Among the Elderly Though depression and anxiety are common throughout the life cycle; depression and older age have commonly been associated with one another (Mulsant‚ 1998). Unfortunately‚ many elderly people are not satisfied and look at this stage as depressing. After years of planning‚ dreaming‚ and expecting the golden years to be the highlight of one ’s life‚ the increased number of stressors related to aging causes feelings of depression. Depression can happen at any age from
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Image of Filipino Women The majority of the selections we’ve read have women as their lead character. If not‚ they play a significant role with the male lead character. The authors of the selections used Filipino women in different ways but they have evidently conveyed different images of Filipino women. Some showed how strong and weak a woman can possibly be when faced with problems‚ what she could and couldn’t do for herself just to keep and protect her loved ones. Like in Estrella Alfon’s
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Women and Depression Christina Eddy October 2012 Women and Depression WOMEN AND DEPRESSION Introduction A. What is causing more women to be depressed then men? B. Depression is one of the leading causes of death in women today. 2. Depression in women is caused by many different reasons a. Hormonal changes due to pre menopause and menopausal conditions. b. Women of all ages seem to suffer from depression at one time
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background The postpartum or puerperium is a stage that produces changes and adaptations in women‚ couples and family. Effective coping‚ during this stage‚ depends on the relationship between the demands of stressful or difficult situations and the recourses that the puerperal individual has. Roy (2004)‚ in her Middle Range Theory about the Coping and Adaptation Processing‚ defines Coping as the ’’behavioral and cognitive efforts that a person makes to meet the environment
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Depression among teenagers in Hong Kong Every year many teenagers die not because of accidents or illness‚ but by themselves. According to a study (2008) conducted by the Mental Health Association of Hong Kong‚ 1 in every 12 juvenile adolescents suffer from major depression. The report said about 2.1 million teens aged 12 to 17 experienced a major depressive episode in the past year. For almost half of the teens‚ depression drastically reduced their abilities to deal with aspects of their daily
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Basic Consideration: Whall’s evaluation criteria is being applied to gather knowledge of the theoretical adequacy regarding Beck’s Theory of Postpartum Depression. The research article “From Practice to Midrange Theory and Back Again” chronicles this substantive midrange nursing theory of Cheryl Tatano Beck (Lasiuk & Ferguson‚ 2005). As referenced by the authors‚ the major concepts of Beck’s theory are clearly identified as loss of control‚ encountering terror‚ dying of self‚ struggling to survive
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