MENTAL ILLNESS AND ITS TREATMENTS Postpartum depression is defined as‚ “a mood disorder that can affect women after childbirth… [and can cause] feelings of extreme sadness‚ anxiety‚ and exhaustion that may make it difficult for them to complete daily care activities for themselves or for others.” Today postpartum depression is a mental illness that is widely known‚ but in the late 1800’s when Charlotte Perkins Gilman wrote “The Yellow Wallpaper‚” postpartum depression was not known. In fact‚ Charlotte
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et al.‚ 2011; Wang‚ 2008)‚ the reason/s for this imbalance can arise from several of the 10 social determinants (the social gradient‚ stress‚ early life‚ social exclusion‚ work‚ unemployment‚ social support‚ addiction‚ food‚ and transport)‚ discussed by Wilkinson and Marmot (2003) at any one time. The 2 Social determinants that are most obviously related to childhood obesity are early life and the social gradient. Several insightful studies have strongly proven that childhood obesity contributors
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from a postpartum mood disorder. A postpartum mood disorder is an illness‚ just like heart disease. It changes the way you act and feel and can happen at anytime during the first year after the birth of your baby. There are different kinds of postpartum mood disorders: (1) postpartum anxiety and/or panic disorder (2) postpartum obsessive-compulsive disorder and (3) postpartum depression. Who has postpartum mood disorders? Any woman who is pregnant or has had a baby can have a postpartum mood
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Social Determinants of Health Among Women Part of the LGBT Community At least 2 million people worldwide identify themselves as gay‚ lesbian‚ bisexual‚ transgender‚ transsexual or queer. Moreover‚ a 2003 Health Canada survey indicated that within individuals aged 18-59‚ 28% of homosexuals and bisexuals claimed they had at least one healthcare need that has gone unmet‚ double the percentage of heterosexuals (Armstrong & Deadman‚ 2009). As these statistics state‚ 560 000 individuals in the
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman was an inspiring author‚ poet‚ and social activist. Gilman was born on July 3‚ 1860 in Hartford‚ Connecticut. Charlotte’s father‚ a relative of the famous writer Harriet Beecher Stowe‚ left her and her family when she was young. The absence of her father resulted in Charlotte’s mother raising two children on her own. Due to the fact that the family moved around frequently‚ Charlotte’s education was sporadic. However‚ Gilman was a strong and sagacious woman who achieved
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“The social determinants are conditions in which people born‚ grow‚ live‚ work and age‚ which are shaped by the distribution of money‚ power and resources at global‚ national and local levels” (Who‚ 2017). Within my agency the social determinants factor our client deals‚ resources‚ money and housing availability‚ since Broward county has a few housing available. In addition‚ for the housing that is available‚ most clients do not have the income to meet the requirement to get a housing. For example
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Mental Needs for Nursing Mothers Suffering from Postpartum Depression Postpartum depression‚ also known as postnatal depression‚ is the name given to a disorder that nursing mothers may face when dealing with their newborn child. According to the Mayo Clinic‚ symptoms include‚ “loss of appetite‚ insomnia‚ intense irritability and anger‚ overwhelming fatigue‚ loss of interest in sex‚ lack of joy in life‚ feelings of shame‚ guilt or inadequacy‚ severe mood swings‚ difficulty bonding with your baby
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Prenatal and Postpartum Memo Justin M. Knight PSY/280 February 23‚ 2015 Karen Hunter Prenatal and Postpartum Memo Memo To: Six month pregnant mother to be From: Developmental Psychologists Subject: Prenatal Diet and Activities For your personal benefit and the benefit of your child‚ you must take extra precautions when it comes to your personal health‚ and the growth of your developing child. Diet and exercise are crucial to a healthy start to your new lives together. Pregnancy is a life altering
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Respiratory Drug Chart DrugMechanismUseSide/Adverse EffectsNursing Implications Antihistamines diphenhydramine hydrochloride-BENADRYL ALLEGRA‚ CLARITIN‚ ZYRTEC -competes for H1 receptors -prevent & treat allergic responses -hypnotic—safe‚ non- narcotic -anticholinergic -anti-emetic Central nervous system side effect are: drowsiness‚ sedation‚ vertigo. Cardiovascular side effect are: hypotension‚ palpitations‚ arrhythmias Respiratory side effects are: dryness of mouth‚ thicken bronchial
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While individuals’ socio-economic status is the most vital social influence on health and peoples’ wellbeing‚ the distribution of wealth through our societies as a whole plays an important part. Many researchers have concluded many inequalities in the distribution of health by ethnicity‚ social class (including income‚ wealth and education)‚ and gender. These inequalities have been calculated using many different results and outcomes including infant deaths‚ life expectancy‚ disability‚ mortality
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