In what ways is Andrea’s life the same as every parent’s? Different from some of the parents?…
Andrea Yates had a history of mental illness in her family. It has been written that her father, a brother and a sister have suffered from depression. Andrea also has another brother that has been diagnosed with a bipolar personality disorder. With this type of history of mental illness in her family it really is not a shocking revelation that Andrea would develop a mental illness.…
Major Depression (MDD) is a mental disorder characterized by episodes of all-encompassing low mood accompanied by low self-esteem and loss of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable activities.…
There are over 900 pages in the DSM-5, containing all of the mental disorders known to man. (APA, 2013, 165).One of those disorders is a severe case of depression known as “Major Depressive Disorder” or Major Depression. Major Depression currently affects 14.8 million adults in the United States alone. (APA, 2013, 165).Most adults that are diagnosed with major depressive disorder seek medical treatment or therapy. However, every year more than 1 million people commit suicide either before treatment kicks in or before seeking treatment.(APA, 2013, 165). Seung-Hui Cho was one adult with major depressive disorder that killed 33 people before taking his own life instead of seeking treatment.…
Andrea Yates was born on July 2nd, 1964, In Houston, Texas. She was a stellar student and valedictorian. She was a member of the National Honor Society and captain of the Swim team, and finished second in her high school graduating class of 1982. From high school she then worked at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center from 1986 to 1994. She married Rusty Yates in 1933, who was a disciple of preachers Michael Peter Woroniecki. Their family was very strict and conservative, being big supports of the Christian family. The Woronieckis were known to condemned the Yates’ family for their Christian values and they said “their children were doomed to hell because of their parent’s sins.” This looks a little intense in some cases. Andrea was treated for postpartum depression and psychosis, which are illnesses that run in her family genes. She was tested after the birth of her fourth child, and tested positive, this was also around the same time she tried to commit suicide twice. After the birth of her fourth child and the death of her father, she went into severe depression and was forcefully admitted to Devereux-Texas treatment network. She was prescribed a series of psychotic drug treatments by her Dr. Mohammed Saaed. Andrea recovered in 1999, from the medicine and getting the psychiatric help needed. Family members like her husband, Rusty said she was doing a lot better after being treated at the treatment network. The medicine…
Within the first six years of her marriage to Rusty Yates, Andrea gave birth to five children; four…
Aileen had a rotten childhood. She was abused greatly by her alcoholic grandfather Lauri Wuornos. Childhood friends said that Wuornos’ grandfather beat her with her pants down over a chair for discipline; her Grandmother Britta was never around because she was an alcoholic. Aileen and Keith were the only ones that suffered the abuse’ Britta and Lauri had two other children of their own living with them at the time. At age 11, Aileen became sort of a wild child. She had a very outrageous temper, Dr. Jekyll and Hyde is something that everyone would call her. It could have been from the abuse that she suffered from her grandparents but nobody knew where it came from. (Russell 21)…
Andrea Yates, born July 2, 1964 in Houston, Texas, was just another average American girl. She was a remarkable student and ended up being her class valedictorian at Milby High School in Houston. She went to college at the University of Huston for nursing and continued her education at the University of Texas, School of Nursing; she graduated in 1986. In 1993, she married Rusty Yates, a devout follower of Michael Peter Woroniecki’s teachings which communicated that if a mother didn’t bring her children up correctly, she and her children were doomed to hell. Andrea, convinced he was right, later referenced some of Pastor Woroniecki’s teachings in court. The fertile couple had four sons over the period between 1994 and 1999. In 1999, Andrea attempted suicide twice before she was treated for her post-partum depression which was already provoked by her present mental imbalance, the family’s overcrowded living conditions, and Andrea’s refusal to take her medication. The doctor told Andrea and Rusty not to have any more children. Andrea was prescribed medication and sent back home to mother her children. She appeared to be getting better and Rusty began pressuring Andrea to…
Major depression is a severe, recurrent and disabling mental disorder usually characterized by a constant sense of hopelessness and despair, coupled with low self esteem and a loss of interest in usually enjoyable activities. In the US, 3.4% of people with major depression commit suicide, and roughly 60% of people that commit suicide have some form of depression (Barlow, 2005). It has been proposed that the causes of major depression include biological, psychological and social factors (Santrock, 2007), with most biological theories focusing on serotonin, noradrenaline and dopamine, the monoamine chemicals present in the brain that assist communication between nerve cells. There are several forms of treatment for major depression, such as psychotherapy and antidepressants. In people with mild to moderate depression, the effects of antidepressants are very minimal, however they can have significant effects in people with a more severe form (Arif et al, 2012).…
Diana Miller, aged 25, was born in Toronto and was raised by her immigrated parents. At the age of 3, Diana’s father walked out, leaving her mother to be the sole provider, only to return when she was 12 after reuniting with her mother. At the age of 12, Diana’s younger sister Carol was killed in a drunk driver accident. After suffering through an unstable and traumatic childhood, Diana began to show signs of Major Depressive Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder as well as multiple other mental illnesses at the age of 17. Her symptoms and episodes continued to increase in severity, which…
Depression is a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity. One may also describe depression as an illness that involves the body, mood, and thoughts. Depression affects the way a person eats, sleeps, feelings about oneself, and the way one thinks about different subjects. Signs and symptoms of depression are; loss of interest in activities that were once enjoyable, loss of appetite with weight loss or overeating with weight gain, loss of emotional expression, sad, anxious, and empty mood, feelings of hopelessness, and many more. Psychosis is a loss of contact with reality; usually including false ideas about what is taking place, or who one is, and seeing or…
d. A nurse gives a PRN dose of an antipsychotic drug to a patient to prevent violent acting out because the unit is short staffed.…
One day Deborah called August and said she was leaving T-Ray and wanted to stay at August’s house. When Deborah showed up at the house I wasn’t with her. She didn’t love me. She left me behind with T-Ray. August said Deborah loved me but she was depressed and when people are depressed they do things they normally wouldn’t do. How could someone leave their child?…
Andrea tried to commit suicide twice and booth times she was hospitalized for psychotic breakdowns. Records indicate that Andrea has been suffering from post-partum depression since the birth of Luke; she has been medicated and was investigated by Child Protective Services after her suicide attempt. Andreas’s physician and Child protective services did see why Andrea couldn’t care for her children.…
Sonya’s mother remarried when Sonya was seven, and her new stepfather was a big influence on Sonya’s life up until her mother’s divorce from him when Sonya was 17. Sonya resents her mother because of all the time she spent taking care of her younger brothers so that her mother and stepfather could work. Sonya thought it unfair that at times she could not participate in activities with teenagers her age because of her babysitting duties. Sonya spoke of her depression throughout junior high and high school. She says the depression never left her.…