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Can you examine a mentally ill person?
The assessment of mental health need not be done by a specialist. It requires nothing more than compassion, good listening skills and some basic knowledge, as described in this manual. Some health workers have mixed feelings about assessing a mentally ill person. They may experience: • fear that the person may attack them; • disgust […]
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Bipolar mood disorder (manic depression)
Bipolar mood disorder affects 1–3 per cent of the population, and the first presentation of this illness for women is not uncommon when the first childis born. Although only 1–2 in1000 women will develop this condition postnatally,it causes major disruption when it does appear. An illness episode ofthis type following childbirth is known as ‘puerperal […]
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Schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder
Schizophrenia develops in one per cent of all populations, regardless of cultural or socio-economic status. It is a severe illness which affects many important aspects of functioning, and tends to be chronic. Successful parenting is likely to be compromised from pre-conception onwards for women (and men) with schizophrenia. For many years, it was widely known […]
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Anxiety case study
Anxiety case study for Mary: Mary, a 37-year-old secretary, is single and lives alone. She usually has a good network of friends within and outside the workplace. Recently, while on a shopping trip in the town, Mary was attacked and thrown to the ground, during which she sustained bruising to her face and a fracture […]
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Definition of Anxiety
Semple et al. Definition of Anxiety: a normal and adaptive response to stress and danger which is pathological if prolonged,severe, or out of keeping with the real threat of the external situation (Semple et al.2005) Anxiety is a general human feeling – its representation and how it is dealt with is exclusive to each person. […]
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Example of Psychiatric Case Study
Example of Psychiatric Case Study: A 24-year-old woman with panic attacks and phobia “It was so frightening when it first happened. I was sitting on a bus, when all of a sudden my heart started beating so fast that I felt I was having a heart attack. I had difficulty breathing, and then I started […]
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Mental Illness Case Study Examples
Mental Illness Case Study Examples: Case 1 Ricard was a 34-year-old man who suddenly started behaving in abizarre manner three days earlier. He became very restless, started talking nonsense and behaved in a shameless manner, taking his clothes off in public. He had no history of a mental illness. The only medical history was that […]
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Free Mental Health Case Study
Free Mental Health Case Study: Case 1 Li was an 18-year-old high school student. He had always been an average student, hardworking and honest. Recently, however, his mother had noticed that Li had been staying out till late at night, his schoolgrades had been falling, and he was spending more money. The previous week, his […]
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Examples Mental Health Case Study
Examples Mental Health Case Study: Case 1 Raviwas 30 when he had a serious road accident. He was riding his motorcycle with a close friend on the pillion seat. The bike was hit by a bus from behind, and Raviand his friend were thrown off the bike. To Ravi’s horror, his friend fell under the […]
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Sample Mental Health Case Study
Sample Mental Health Case Study- Case 1 Lucy was 23 when she had her first baby. During the first few days afterthe baby was born, she had been feeling tearful and mixed up. The midwife reassured her that she was only passing through a brief phase ofemotional distress, as experienced by many mothers. She suggested […]
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