Mental health articles
OF mental health care and mentally ill
September, 2013
Holiday Depression Syndrome:Post-holiday syndrome
Post-holiday syndrome Post-holiday syndrome is all kinds of physical performance of people after the big fake. For example, feeling tired after two or three days, lifting not spirit, low working efficiency of the work, people even have unexplained nausea, dizziness, gut reactions, anorexia, anxiety, neurasthenia and so on, urban white-collar clan of the main symptoms […]
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The mother who becomes disturbed after childbirth
Childbirth is, for the majority of women, a positive experience. The arrival of a newborn baby is greeted with pleasure and joy. However, some mothers become mentally disturbed. There are three main kinds of postnatal mental problems. • The ‘blues’. This is a common emotional state which occurs within the first week after the baby […]
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dealing with seizures at home
Things to remember when dealing with a person who has had a seizure • Seizures are a sudden, and brief, change in the behaviour or conscious state of the person. • Epilepsy most often starts before the age of 30; someone with a first-ever seizure after the age of 30 may suffer from a serious […]
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Most Common Drugs for Epilepsy
Prescribing drugs for a person with epilepsy • Select the drug of choice for the particular type of epilepsy. In general, carbamazepine is an effective and safe drug for both main types of epilepsy in adults. Sodium valproate is another effective drug. Phenytoin and phenobarbitone are useful mainly for generalised epilepsy. • Cost and side-effects […]
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Advice to the person with epilepsy and family
Advice to the person with epilepsy and family • Epilepsy is a long-term illness which may need medication for many years. • Epilepsy is not caused by witchcraft or spirits. • The key to treating epilepsy is regularly taking the prescribed medicines. • People with epilepsy can lead normal lives with some adjustments. They can […]
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When fits don’t stop: status epilepticus
This is a serious medical emergency which needs trained medical intervention. In this condition, the person has nearly continuous seizures without a break and without regaining consciousness. If left untreated, some sufferers may die or suffer serious brain damage. If emergency medical care is not available, then you should try to avert death or serious […]
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how to deal with seizures
The vast majority of seizures are self-limited. Thus, even if you did nothing at all, the person will almost always completely recover after the seizure. During the seizure, your main objective is to ensure that the person does not injure herself. Do the following: • If possible, try to turn her on to her side. […]
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how to prevent seizures
Getting a clear account of what exactly happened is essential because many conditions can look like seizures. The main information you need to make a correct diagnosis is what an observer tells you about what the seizure looks like, and what the sufferer tells you about the experience of the seizure. how to prevent seizures […]
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Is epilepsy a mental illness?
Epilepsy is not a mental illness. It is caused by electrical changes in the brain. However, epilepsy is often considered a mental health problem for many reasons. Many cultures consider epilepsy as being caused by supernatural forces, such as witchcraft, similar to some types of mental illness. In partial seizures, odd behaviours may be observed. […]
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types of seizures in adults
Seizures or fits are when a person suddenly shows a change in behaviour or consciousness lasting for a few minutes. In some seizures, there are shaking movements of the body (called convulsions), with loss of consciousness. There are also seizures in which the person may be fully or partly awake. The only changes may be […]
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