Upside Down— Depression and Hypomania
Upside Down— Depression and Hypomania Although the focus of this book is elevated mood, any discussion of hypomania must include its interface with depression. Whether the appearance of depressed symptoms…
Diagnostic Issues in Hypomania
Diagnostic Issues in Hypomania As described in the previous two chapters, the detection of hypomania and elevated mood is crucial to appropriate diagnosis and management. Whether the chief complaint is…
The GEnES Fingerprint—The Future
The GEnES Fingerprint—The Future A framework to organize mental health data For over a century, psychiatry has primarily utilized phenomenology—those occurrences and behaviors that are reported or are observed—as the…
The Evolution of Elevated Mood
The Evolution of Elevated Mood “… In the early stages, I feel good about the world and everybody in it … I like it. All of a sudden I have…
Tubal ligation
Tubal ligation With laparoscopic tubal ligation, the surgeon inserts a laparoscope and occludes the fallopian tube by cauterizing, crushing, clamping, or blocking it. This prevents the passage of ova and…
True versus false labor
True versus false labor Knowing how to recognize the primary characteristics of true and false labor can help distinguish between the two conditions. True labor False labor Regular contractions Irregular…
Stages of labor
Stages of labor Stage 1 Begins at the onset of true labor Lasts until complete dilation, which is 6 to 18 hours in a primipara and 2 to 10 hours…
Spontaneous abortion
Spontaneous abortion If your patient experiences a spontaneous abortion, be sure to include these instructions in your teaching plan. Expect vaginal bleeding or spotting to continue for several days.
