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Fatigue and Depression Among First-Time Mothers, 2004.
Looks at the relationship of fatigue and depression among first-time mothers of advanced maternal age.
4,760 words (approx. 19.0 pages), 19 sources, APA, £ 86.95
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This study looks at many of the issues women of advanced maternal age face, but focuses primarily on fatigue and depression, as these seem to be two of the main complaints that are expressed by this group of women. Why these complaints are so prevalent is discussed, as well as the purpose behind this study and the theoretical framework that it deals with.
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"The concern over women of advanced maternal age (over 35) giving birth has had a long history. There are many that think it is dangerous, and not just for the physical health of the mother, but for her mental and emotional health as well. Much of this has to do with the fact that there are many risks that come with having a baby, and the older the mother is when she has her first child the harder it often is for her. This is especially true of women who are over the age of 35, but some women have babies when they are in the late thirties or their forties with no apparent ill effects. Nevertheless, the concerns are very real and should not be ignored by women over 35 who are considering having their first child."
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Mothers with Depressive Symptoms, 2005.
This paper is a critical review of an article from the "Journal of Nursing Scholarship" (2001) by J.H. Horowits and M. Bell, et. al. describing their research to promote responsiveness between mothers with depressive symptoms and their infants.
820 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 1 source, APA, £ 20.95
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This paper explains that the stated purpose of the conducted research was to examine whether an interactive coaching intervention could be utilized to promote healthy responsiveness between mothers who are depressed during pregnancy and their infants. The author points out that the research design was solidly grounded in prior developmental models which examined child development and utilized an
experimental design; however, the sample size was relatively small (116 people) and the presentation of the final data and conclusions could be improved by comparing each of the result segments with the hypotheses presented in the introduction of the article. The paper stresses that the article underscores the importance of nurses using preventive measures when interacting with mothers at high risk for postpartum depression.
Table of Contents
Critical Analysis of Purpose
Review of Literature
Research Design
Data Collection
Ethics
Presentation of Data/Conclusions
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"The authors do an adequate job of defining why postpartum depression may pose a risk to both mothers and their babies in the post delivery period. The cite studies which suggests that mothers suffering from the disorder are more withdrawn and hostile, more avoidant, discontent and less affectionate with their babies. All of these factors have the potential according to other research backing the study to affect the infant's growth and development."
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Postpartum Depression in Older Women, 2008.
This paper discusses the risks of fatigue and depression in women who become first-time mothers over the age of 35.
2,799 words (approx. 11.2 pages), 18 sources, APA, £ 58.95
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The paper explores first-time mothers over the age of 35 and the mental and emotional difficulties that they face after birth. The paper explains why older women have increased chances of postpartum depression and looks at the nursing perspective on the issue. It concludes that educating these women on the mental aspect of giving birth will help them with their childbirth experience.
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Introduction and History
Significance of the Problem
Presentation of the Problem
Nursing Management of the Problem
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"The concern over women of advanced maternal age (over 35) giving birth has had a long history. There are many that think it is dangerous, and not just for the physical health of the mother, but for her mental and emotional health as well. Much of this has to do with the fact that there are many risks that come with having a baby, and the older the mother is when she has her first child the harder it often is for her. This is especially true of women who are over the age of 35, but some women have babies when they are in the late thirties or their forties with no apparent ill effects. Nevertheless, the concerns are very real and should not be ignored by women over 35 who are considering having their first child."
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Depression and Anti-Depressants, 2006.
An analysis of the condition of depression and its treatments.
1,879 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 6 sources, APA, £ 42.95
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This paper discusses the condition of depression and the possible causes of its development. It analyzes techniques used for treating depression, such as electroconvulsive therapy, as well as drugs prescribed for depression, such as mirtazapine, vanlafaxine and duloxetine.
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" Electroconvulsive therapy applies shock to cause a seizure (FamilyDoc.org, 2005). The seizure releases many chemicals in the brain, called neurotransmitters, which deliver information or messages from one brain cell to another. This makes the brain cells work better and the person's mood will improve when brain cells and chemical messengers work better. In applying the therapy, the doctor first conducts a physical examination of the patient. If he or she is fit, an anesthesiologist applies anesthesia to put the patient in a sleep-like state. The anesthesiologist examines the heart and lungs of the patient or decides if some blood tests or an electrocardiogram will be needed before undertaking the first ECT treatment (FamilyDoc)."
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"Mother to Mother", 2004.
An examination of the book, "Mother to Mother", by Sindiwe Magona.
1,057 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 26.95
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This paper provides a critical analysis of the book, "Mother to Mother", by Sindiwe Magona. The book, "Mother to Mother", is a touching and elegant story of race relations and misunderstanding in South Africa. The paper explains how the author bases her book on a true incident, but looks at it from the eyes of a mother who loves her son but recognizes his inadequacies. It states that the book is a devastating look at apartheid, violence, and anger in a society long split between black and white.
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"This emotional book looks at both sides of a young white woman's murder in a black township in South Africa. The book begins with the haunting line "My son killed your daughter" (Magona 1), and that line grabs the reader from the beginning, and makes them want to learn more about the two families and their responsibilities to themselves, and the their community. The book covers only two days chronologically, but the author skillfully uses flashbacks to look back on her life and the life of her son, to illustrate the hatred and violence at work in South African society that created such a "monster" as her son and the other killers. The mother is not unaware that her child has turned into something she cannot control, but she is also aware that the lifestyle of poor blacks in a dominant white society has been the spark that created the fire under the murderers. Coming from a life without hope, how can they see anything else for themselves?"
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Postpartum Depression, 2006.
A discussion of the emotional impact of postpartum depression on the mother and child bond.
1,025 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 10 sources, MLA, £ 25.95
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This paper discusses how the early diagnosis of postpartum depression is crucial given the negative impacts depression can have on a mother and her interactions with her new infant and, if left undiagnosed, the depression experienced by the mother can equate to long-term behavior problems in the infant as he/she grows up. The research question posed in this paper is "Does early diagnosis and intervention for a mother experiencing postpartum depression, decrease the risk of behavioral or learning difficulties for the new child as he/she is growing up?"
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"The National Women's Health Information Center advises that postpartum depression is a result of the hormonal changes that occur naturally in a woman after the birth of her child (NWHIC, 2005). Other factors that can contribute towards postpartum depression can include feelings of tiredness, being overwhelmed at the responsibility of looking after a new baby, feelings of loss of identity once becoming a mother and feelings of loss of time as the new baby is so dependent and so very time consuming (NWHIC, 2005)."
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Child Abuse and Depression in Latino Children, 2004.
This paper asks if there is a correlation between child abuse and childhood depression among Latino children.
16,891 words (approx. 67.6 pages), 85 sources, MLA, £ 176.95
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This thesis focus looks at the correlation between child abuse and childhood depression among Latino children, in terms of whether child abuse contributes to childhood depression. The thesis focuses on the Latino community that resides in California. This community is made up of first-generation immigrants and their families, who have been born in the United States. The thesis explores what child abuse is, how it can be measured, and also what depression is, the most likely causes for depression, and how depression can be measured. The factors that contribute to all of these conditions within the Latino community are also discussed in terms of what cultural factors are important in determining the levels of these conditions within the community, both internally (i.e., culturally) and externally (i.e., socio-politically). The links between abuse (intrafamilial and inter-racial) and depression are then explored, and conclusions are drawn regarding the factors that contribute to childhood depression in this racial group within the United States.
Introduction
Problem Statement
Significance
Purpose
Latino?s in the US: Characteristics and Diagnosed Mental Health Needs
Need for Mental Health Care
High-Need Populations
Availability of Mental Health Services
Access to Mental Health Services
Use of Mental Health Services
Appropriateness and Outcomes of Mental Health Services
Latino?s in Society: Welfare and Minority Families
Legislative and Legal Advocacy of Latino Families
The Formalization of Informal Latino Family Supports
Child Abuse
What is Abuse?
Incidence of Child Abuse
Diagnosing Abuse
The Dimension of the Problem
Prevalence Studies
Rate of Child Abuse Increase
Potential Long-Term Effects of Abuse
Depression
Scope of the Problem
Clinical Characteristics
Risk Factors
What is Depression?
Depression in Children
Treatments for Childhood Depression
Latino?s and Depression: How is Depression Expressed?
Levels of Depression in the Latino Community
Risk Factors that May Contribute to Clinical Depression
Implications in the Latino Community
Single Parents
Lack of Resources
Discussion
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"The Latino community has it?s own deeply embedded cultural values and beliefs. Obedience is an important element for a family to be considered a good family (una buena familia). For the purpose of this study, the parents may be mother and father, or possible the grandparents, all of which will be addressed as the primary caregiver.
The Latino family defines discipline as a form of corporal punishment; the caretakers themselves may have been abused as children, and therefore consider corporal punishment an acceptable way to hand out discipline. Furthermore, it is difficult to get caretakers to see that when they discipline a child with corporal punishment, they are discharging their own anger on them, in many cases inflicting more pain and injury than was originally intended. The child then feels powerless and confused, and does not have labels for those feelings, and cannot verbalize what is happening to them, physically or emotionally."
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Depression, 2005.
Discusses the mental health problem of depression, including a look at how serious it is, the two categories of depression and its symptoms.
2,612 words (approx. 10.4 pages), 12 sources, MLA, £ 55.95
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This paper examines the emotional state of depression, explaining that it is a major health problem worldwide. The paper looks at the number of people affected by depression, what can happen to people suffering from depression when they don't receive help, the two main types of depression recognized by the medical community, typical symptoms of depression and how depression can impact the lives of its victims. The paper also describes how depression can be distinguished from healthy forms of sadness or grief and then describes some of the approaches that have been taken in order to learn why depression manifests itself in certain people and not in others. Finally, the paper discusses what has been learned in terms of the forms and symptoms of depression, its risk factors and treatment methods.
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"Fundamentally, depression is merely a form of mental disorder that disturbs an individual's "mood." Naturally, people tend to experience moods as positions on a spectrum of particular underlying emotions. Human moods "range from severe depression through mild depression, normal sadness, everyday moods, mild mania, and euphoria." Sadness, of course, is extremely common and relatively healthy as a part of ordinary human life; depression however--sometimes called major depression, or clinical depression--is deep, debilitating, despondency, which typically lasts for long periods of time. This type of mood, also, tends to significantly interfere with the individual's social, familial, or work-related life. In this way, clinical depression is distinct from the common meaning associated with the word "depression": people who are medically depressed cannot climb out of the pits of sadness quickly, and have difficulty functioning in their day to day lives."
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Women and Depression: Worldwide Epidemic, 2004.
An examination of the epidemiology of women's depression, with a contention that the depression women experience is caused by their devalued place within a patriarchal society.
3,204 words (approx. 12.8 pages), 31 sources, MLA, £ 65.95
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This paper outlines the historic association between women and depression and highlights society's proclivity to believe women are more susceptible to mental illness due to their hormones. It argues, however, that women are more likely than men to experience depression and mental illness due to their social and political stance within society; that is, women are more likely to be depressed because, in a patriarchal society, they have "more to be depressed about". It covers physical and sexual violence, gendered economics, family 'responsibilities' of women, and the gendered implications of female embodiment.
Outline
Women and Mental Illness: From Hysteria to Depression
The View from the Bottom Rung of the Gender Hierarchy
Physical and Sexual Violence
Cultural Implications of Female Embodiment on Economic (In)Dependence
Family Caring Responsibilities
Damned if They Do and Damned if They Don?t: the Feminine Gender Role
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"The connection between women and mental illness is a long and, in many ways, inseparable one. Historically, in our cultural myths, it is women who are ?mad? or drive men to ?madness? ? spinsters, crones, and witches are all depicted as slightly mad, while the Furies and the oceanic Sirens are supposed harbingers of madness. Let us not forget either that it was the first woman, Eve, who brought both literal and symbolic madness, in the form of disharmony and evil, to ?man?kind. The extensive medical history between women and mental illness begins in recorded history, not surprisingly, as intricately bound up with that which defines them as ?other? ? their biology. Four thousand years ago the Egyptian ?Kahun Papyrus? associated female distress with the ?dislocation... of the uterus.? Fifteen hundred years later, Hippocrates described the female disease ?hysteron? caused by an organic imbalance of the womb, and thus the female ?hysteric? was born. By the seventeenth century C.E., dominant medical discourse had relocated the site of women?s mental illness from the womb to the brain, and hysteria became a disease of the mind."
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Mood Disorders and Depression, 2007.
This paper looks at numerous studies on mood disorders and depression.
1,134 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 8 sources, MLA, £ 27.95
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The paper examines a study on why adverse life events result in depression only in some individuals, a study on whether genetics has any association with the onset of depression following stressful life events, and a study on the treatment of major depressive disorders. The paper also discusses studies on the topics of bipolar disorder and recovery time from adverse life events, the variables that affect depression, recurring depression and finally, circadian rhythms and their affect on the mental processes of human beings.
Outline:
Introduction
Life Events and Depression
Stressful Life Events and Major Depression
Treatment of Major Depressive Disorders
Bipolar Disorder and Depression
Variables of Depression
Recurring Depression
Alcohol and Anxiety
Circadian Rhythms
Conclusion
From the Paper
"The researchers studied individuals that had suffered from depression after a significant life event and those that had not. It was determined that the impact of adverse life events on people is dependent on two factors. First, that the event be associated with "adverse interpersonal events" rather than "adverse achievement events". Adverse interpersonal events are related to death of a close family member, while adverse achievement events as associated to accomplishments in life. The authors also found that cognitive personality characteristics were a significant factor in the individual's likelihood of developing depression because of the thought processes that altered the outlook of the individual."
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An Examination of Depression, 2006.
An analysis of depression and the impact it has on family members, friends and employers.
1,011 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 24.95
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This paper takes a look at depression. According to the paper, depression not only impacts the person that is suffering, but also on family, friends and colleagues. The paper goes on to say that at its most severe levels, depression has been known to destroy the lives of family members as well as the life of the person suffering from this very debilitating and medically mysterious illness.
Outline:
Introduction
Medical Definition of Depression
Symptoms of Depression
Causes of Depression
Types of Depression
Treatment of Depression
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"Currently, there are two forms of treatment for those who suffer from depression. First, psychotherapy which aims to "assist the depressed individual through supportive counseling which helps ease the pain of depression and addresses the feelings of hopelessness that accompany the disease." Part of this form of treatment includes cognitive therapy which "helps the depressed person recognize which life problems are critical and which are minor" while also helping to develop positive life goals and a more positive self-assessment. Another aspect is problem solving therapy which "changes the areas of a person's life that are creating significant stress" while also developing coping skills to assist in solving problems linked to relationships within one's family or at one's place of employment (2003, "Treatment for Depression," Internet)."
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Postpartum Depression, 2007.
This paper discusses postpartum depression and nursing knowledge.
1,533 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 5 sources, APA, £ 35.95
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In this article, the writer notes that pregnancy and new motherhood can be a period of distress, which subjects the mother to increased risk of psychological crisis, mental illness, and developmental disturbances. The writer points out that postpartum depression has repercussions for both mother and child. The writer discusses that postpartum depression produces a serious adverse effect on both maternal and infant behavior over the first year after birth, and can affect cognitive development. The writer explains that when postpartum depression is not recognized and is left untreated, it can result in infanticide or suicide; yet, postpartum depression is often missed by primary care teams. The issue in this paper is the prevention of postpartum depression and the focus is on education not only for the mother but also for nurses.
From the Paper
"Among the risk factors for postpartum depression are prenatal depression, low self-esteem, difficulties with child care, a high stress level, a low level of social support, poor marital relationship, difficult infant temperament, and maternity blues. The strongest risk factors were prenatal depression, prenatal anxiety, stress, lack of social support, and a history of depression before the pregnancy. Having a poor marital relationship is a moderate risk factor. Low risk factors consisted of obstetric factors such as complications due to pregnancy or delivery, low socioeconomic status, and having preterm infants or a delivery of multiple infants."
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Depression and Teen Violence, 2002.
This paper analyzes and examines the multitude of issues related to depression and teen violence.
1,348 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 14 sources, APA, £ 32.95
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While the causes and symptoms associated with depression and teen violence are well known, doctors and researchers have yet to develop and implement a clear, uniform, tried and proven method that would eliminate and/or prevent depression and teen violence. The paper relates that one of the primary reasons depression and teen violence is extremely difficult to eliminate and/or prevent is that while depression and teen violence are often intertwined, individuals who suffer from depression may not exhibit symptoms of depression or violent tendencies until it is too late, i.e., until an unexpected, violent school shooting occurs. This paper analyzes and examines the multitude of issues related to depression and teen violence. Part II outlines the causes and symptoms associated with depression. In Part III, the relationship between depression and teen violence is explored. Finally, this paper concludes with recommendations eliminating and/or reducing depression and teen violence.
From the Paper
"Teen violence takes many forms, including assaults with or without weapons, emotional and physical bullying, gang violence, physical fights, school shootings, suicide, and threatening remarks. While teen violence has always been a problem in the United States, the number of deaths and serious injuries increased dramatically during the late 1980?s and early 1990?s, as more and more teens began carrying guns, knives, and other weapons. However, in recent years, fewer teens are carrying weapons, teen murder arrests have dropped by almost 60%, and the arrest rate for violent crimes is down 36% from its peak in 1994. In order to fully understand the nature and extent of teen violence, it is crucial to examine facts and statistics regarding the issue."
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Marijuana and Depression, 2007.
An analysis of the effects of marijuana use on depression.
1,843 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 24 sources, MLA, £ 41.95
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The objective of this paper is to investigate the link between marijuana use and depression with a focus on pointing out previous research findings concerning the effect of marijuana use on depression. Further, the question of whether marijuana use causes depression is addressed and whether marijuana use tends to increase or decrease depression. It also examines instruments used by the researcher in assessing depression levels among marijuana users and addresses the question of whether medical marijuana use among chronically ill patients has been found to reduce depression.
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Objective
Introduction
Studies Show That Marijuana Users Have 'Less' Depression
Teens, Depression and Marijuana
Summary of Literature Reviewed
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"In a study on teens and marijuana use in relation to depression having developed after regular use of marijuana Miki Sofer, writer for the Stanford Daily reports in the article entitled: "Depression and Marijuana: Does Pot Smoking Put You at a Higher Risk for Depression, or Does the Link Work the Other Way?" states that a study which involved individuals who were inexperienced with marijuana use which was conducted by Dr. Michael T. Lynskey and colleagues in the Psychiatry Department at the Washington University Medical School in St. Louis which was a research into the "function of genetic and environmental variables and the relationship between early-onset marijuana use and Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). "
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