PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF DISEASE  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Case Study 02: Pathophysiology of Disease

 

Pathophysiology of Disease

Introduction

A 19-year-old in a psychiatric hospital had access to some alcohol. She drank a lot of it, with the intention of committing suicide. Four hours later, was admitted to a medical ward(Weber 2000: 187). Impulsivity and aggression are strongly implicated in suicidal behavior. Construction related to aggression and impulsivity confer additional risk for suicidal behavior in people with alcohol dependence. Low serotonin activity is linked to increased aggression / impulsivity, which in turn may increase the likelihood of suicidal behavior.

Analysis

Depression is a condition characterized by feelings of sadness, hopelessness. In this case, the same thing happened with women in a psychiatric hospital. Psychiatric drank may be a response to stressful events, hormonal imbalances, biochemical abnormalities or other causes.

Woman in a psychiatric hospital suffering from mild depression goes fast does not require any diagnosis or treatment. However, when Psychiatric drank becomes recurrent, constant, or severe, should be diagnosed by a licensed counselor, psychologist, social worker or doctor(Sacks 2006: 9). The diagnosis can be crucial in determining the appropriate treatment. Psychiatric drank is not a function of external events, it is called endogenous. Endogenous depression can be due to biochemical abnormalities that happened to women in a psychiatric hospital. Changes in diet, nutritional supplements and herbs can be used with people whose depression results from a variety of causes, but these natural interventions are usually more focused on endogenous depression.Acute alcohol use is associated with suicide. completed suicide have high rates of positive blood alcohol. Intoxicated people are more likely to attempt suicide using more lethal methods(Muldoon 2000: 309). Alcohol may be important in suicides among people with no previous psychiatric history.

Psychiatric drank alcohol dependence is a major risk factor for suicidal behavior in the case of women in a psychiatric hospital. mood disorder is a more potent risk factor for suicide among problem drinkers as age increases. All individuals with alcohol use disorders should be evaluated for suicide, especially at the end of a drunk or very early phase of abstinence. Middle-aged men and older with alcohol dependence disorders and mood are at particularly high risk.

The relationship between suicide rates and measures of alcohol consumption has been investigated in several studies. However, the suicide rate in this case has occurred despite the fact that there was a 25% increase in official estimates of the rates of alcohol dependence and a sixfold increase in unemployment. Psychiatric drank has a fairly low suicide rate, while the Portuguese per capita alcohol consumption is among the highest in Europe. Moreover, women in a psychiatric hospital association between alcohol consumption and suicide in the regions of Portugal is negative(King 2001: 3). The inconsistent results of epidemiological studies of the relationship between alcohol consumption and suicide indicate that multiple environmental and socio-cultural factors affecting rates of suicide, and studies in one country may not be applicable to other nations. It is interesting to note that, in a study of two ...