Dear all, Following is a good site on psychiatry - has a lot of information.
http://www.psychiatry24x7.com love, Colin > Dear Freinds, > Im a new member and it is so good to see you youngsters revel in > the joy of the Lord.I am near retirement age and I would like to > say a few words about psychiatric illness so that if you know > anyone of your freinds or family you can recognize the symptoms and > get help for them. > Today I will address clinical depression or major depression. > A person should have several of the following for everyday of 2 weeks > or more. Feeling low, blue,down in the dumps,crying spells > Lack of energy,slowed thinking,inability to concentrate > Slow movements, sometimes agitation(pacing, wringing of the > hands,pulling at hair) Loss of apetite and less commonly increase in > apetite > weight loss and less commonly weight gain > Poor sleep,early morning awakening > Loss of interest in pleasurable activities, that were once enjoyed eg > work,read,hobbies,watch tv,dancingetc Feelings of worthlessness and > hopelessness > Suicidal thoughts,plans and attempts. > > Major depression can be a single episode,most often recurrent > seasonal,(Winter most common) > as part of manic depression or Bipolar disorder > ,post partum(after the delivery of a baby)or > it can be of psychotic proportions. > When one is psychotic,the person can feel paranoid that people are > against them, They feel they are the cause of other peoples problems > and would be better off dead. They may feel they are stupid and useless > even though they may be bright. They may have hallucinations ( voices > talking to them when no one is actually talking to them.) calling them > bad names,and telling them to kill themselves.in various ways (15% > suicide rate) They may see coffins, hear death bells ringing. > They may feel they have cancer or other terminal illnesses (eg aids) > Major depression is most often recurrent > Common treatments are > Antidepressants,antipsychotics, ECT (shock treatment) > Psychotherapy by any qualified person including ,psychiatrists, social > workers, psychologists,priests Support from family and freinds is very > important. > Most often a persons religious beliefs can be a deterent to suicide. > When a person is psychotic their judgement is poor and their mental > condition is cloudy and generally they are not responsible for their > actions.They may feel God is punishing them even when they have not > done anything wrong.They may feel they belong to the devil or they are > the devil.This is veryfrightening for them. When they improve then they > will be able to recognize their false beliefs most often > As always you can look up the internet for more information.If this is > helpful let me know and I can write about a few other major psychiatric > illness later.If this is not the appropriate forum let me know that > also. > God Bless you > Mary Joseph MD. > > **************************************************************** > This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. > To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To subscribe to this mailing list, visit > http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet > For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > **************************************************************** ----------------------------------------- This email was sent using FREE Catholic Online Webmail. Please tell your family, friends and children about COL Webmail! http://webmail.catholic.org/ **************************************************************** This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ****************************************************************
