回複eaglewings的評論:
I shouldn't do real patient consult here. But I can talk about postpartum blue. I believe it is both due to hormonal change and psychological impact of having a baby. It is just people in America tend to think of it more in a biology-medical way, we Chinese tends to regard it as reaction to stress of life. It is ture that we Chinese have extended family and more support when a new baby comes to the world, while American emphysize core family.
I also believe that we Chinese are mentally tougher in general, and especially for those who were able to come all the way to the US.
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Are you psychiatrist? 能不能問您一個問題?
我曾經得過憂鬱症(postpartum), 也有住院過. 醫生說是 chemical imbalance 造成的. 我爸爸說你在中國決不會出現這種情況, 因為中國人比較有人情味, 會勸說和幫你排憂解難的.爸爸說憂鬱症是心理疾病.美國醫生卻不以為然.
憂鬱症到底是由 physical(chemical imbalance) 還是 psychological造成的? or both?
有一英國朋友說,她和她老公住過的所有國家裏,美國最令人孤獨,很難得到當地人的友誼,她已回到英國,現在快樂很多.美國地廣人稀,人們又講究 individualism and privacy. 會不會這種 isolation 造成憂鬱症呢?
謝謝河醫生.
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回複by水滴的評論:
As I have said, there isn't much that we can do. VA does not provide a job, does not provide a wife, does not provide a house, does not provides sons and daughters, does not provide free money, does not provide a car. It does sometimes help with vocational training, transitional housing and give some bus fare though.
Main stay of treatment is antidepressant plus acute type group therapy in ward, mainly supportive, patient comes and goes. Sometimes the therapist can work on interpersonal relationship, personality, anger control etc. It really depends on the dynamic of the group and what the therapist feels comfortable to talk about.
Intersting enough, some patient did get better after several days just from staying away their stressful environment and rethink about their life. It is considered too early for the antidepressant to be effective, but you have to count the placebo effect.
Private hospital might be a little better, but there are pressure from the insurance company to push patient out. There are times doctors has to argue with the insurance company...
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After John is hospitalized, what is his treatment plan? Anti-depression medication and some group therapy? Maybe VA hospital has a lower standard to hospitalize the suicidal patients. Sound like he only has suicide ideation without a concrete plan..?
Anyway, the current financial mess benefited and is benefiting a lot of bankers and criminals who know how to game the system. Harding working Johns are squeezed.. sigh.