Two days prior to drowning her children Andrea Yates had visited Saeed and the doctor described her condition as “increasingly declining ‘ then sent her home . Russell Yates had no choice but to trust the doctor ‘s wisdom , after all Saeed was the professional trained to understand mental health (Cohen ) It might be said that this was just a slight mistake in judgment or that the doctor may have assumed that the situation at hand wasn ‘t that serious but as history revealed itself the world would find out that Dr . Saeed made a number of bad decisions in Yates ‘ case . In May , Yates was admitted to the Devereux Treatment Network in League City , Texas where she was under the treatment of Dr . Saeed .
• How is the main argument supported in the article? The writer is exposing her own experience having a mentally retarded brother; she develops a story on how her family suffered because of him. The writer also expresses that people should have the power to choose between abortions or not once a fetus is diagnosed with a disability.
Some ideas and theories in science meet with resistance. One of the examples when an idea is meeting with the resistance is immunization. More often children immunization meets with public resistance. As the vaccination of children is parents' decision many decides not to do it. Data published by NHS show that there is high number of measles reported due to 1-16 years old children who missed the vaccinations between 1990s and 2000s.
Building the Bonds of Attachment Awakening Love in Deeply Troubled Children by Daniel Hughes I. Issue of Child Abuse a. Fictional case study of Katie that follows her from birth through eight yrs. b. Parents of Katie—Sally and Mike and their relationship c. Neglect of infant but Sally provides basic needs but not on a regular basis d. Age two—physical abuse of Katie starts with father hitting her and shoving her away and verbal abuse from both parents e. Age three to five—physical and verbal abuse from both parents, Katie is not getting her basic needs meet on a regular basis f. Age five—after a severe beating , neighbor calls police to report and Katie is placed into permanent state custody II. Summary of the book This book follows the neglect and abuse of Katie and is told in story format for parts of the book.
Reginald Lowery September 30, 2011 General Psychology (R57-F11C) Research Assignment Alex’s Story After watching Alex’s story, I question why kids are being medicated. Nearly everyone has heard of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and probably knows a child who has it. This isn’t surprising since approximately six million children, or two per every classroom, are currently taking stimulants to modify behavior. It is also likely that many have been in heated debates about ADHD and medication. Are doctors too quick to prescribe medication?
Yates had mental instability during the time she killed her children, and after the birth of her fifth child is when she experienced postpartum depression. After she was in prison, professionals diagnosed her with insanity and postpartum depression. Genetics also played a part since there was a history of mental illness in her family. After the death of her father, she stopped doing everything she normally would do that would take care of her and her kids and Yates had become even more depressed. Yates had not realized how much mental illness there was in her
Deborah and Ariel Levy told an Oregon court that prenatal testing they received said little Kalanit did not have Down Syndrome. The Levy said that they were devastated when Kalanit was diagnosed after she was born. $2.9 million for saying you would have killed your child in the womb if you had only known." Having worked in a middle school assisting in special education, I can see this causing a bias and preventing objectivity in certain situations. It will be difficult to avoid subjectivity based on my previous experiences in the field.
Case Brief: Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals (92-102), 509 U.S. 579 (1993) Facts: Jason Daubert and Eric Schuler, minor children (Plaintiffs), suffered limb reduction birth defects. They claim that the defects were caused when their mothers ingested Bendectin, an anti-nausea prescription drug manufactured by Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Defendant), while they were pregnant. According to the Plaintiffs’ experts, the drug manufactured by the Defendant caused the deformities. However, the majority of the scientific field does not agree that the drug causes limb deformities and the Federal Drug Authority (FDA) continues to approve of its use in pregnant women. Question(s): Was the expert testimony offered by the Plaintiffs’ witnesses
Neurochemical imbalances were to blame for his condition after years of studying this disorder and his living condition. Ed would see, hear and talk to his mother after her death. Ed Gein’s case of necrophilia and transvestism fetishism is one of the most infamous cases in America. Ed Gein’s mental state arose from the unhealthy emotional attachment he experienced with his mother and how she raised him. Ed Gein had a natural sexual attraction to the opposite sex but remembered how his mother discouraged all sexual desires.
My first report will be on the failure to protect Baby P. He suffered horrific abuse, yet the same social work department that was criticised in the Victoria Climbie case never took him into care despite a number of warning signals and injuries. The failure to protect Baby P was because of poor practice by health professionals, social workers, police and lawyers rather than systematic breakdown, a serious case review found. Professionals in the London borough of Haringey saw the boy 60 times before his death, caused by his mother and stepfather, and the inquiry found agencies communicated with each other and procedures were largely followed. However, there was a poor flow of information in some areas. Despite being on the child protection