Critical Thinking Questions If removing the stigma of mental illness increases the odds of the mentally ill seeking professional help and receiving treatment, what social factors are preventing de-stigmatization? Consider the case of the Texas mother, Andrea Yates, who was convicted of killing her five children in 2002. She was clearly psychotic, suffering from schizophrenia […]
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Which disciplines or career fields intersected with the Andrea Yates case-What did they do well-What could they have done differently?
Prompt: Addressing domestic violence and child abuse most effectively often requires a multi-disciplinary approach. Directions: Watch videos 1 (Links to an external site.) and 2 (Links to an external site.). Then, research the Andrea Yates case. Finally, answer the questions below. What are the differences between postpartum psychosis (Video 1 (Links to an external site.)) […]
