Infanticide by a mother with untreated schizophrenia

Summary： This case report describes a 30-year-old mother of four with a 6-year history of obvious paranoia and psychosis from a poor rural farming community in India. Her symptoms and social functioning deteriorated over time, but the family did not seek medical care until she killed her 3-month-old...

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Published in:上海精神医学 2015, Vol.27 (5), p.311-314
Main Author: Rahul SAHA Shubh Mohan SINGH Anil NISCHAL
Format: Article
Language:Chinese
Subjects:
亲杀
农村社区
家庭成员
社会功能
精神分裂症
精神疾病
精神病患者
药物治疗
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Summary:Summary： This case report describes a 30-year-old mother of four with a 6-year history of obvious paranoia and psychosis from a poor rural farming community in India. Her symptoms and social functioning deteriorated over time, but the family did not seek medical care until she killed her 3-month-old daughter while under the influence of command hallucinations. Subsequent treatment with antipsychotic medication resulted in control of her psychotic symptoms and greatly improved psychosocial functioning. This case is an example of one of the many negative consequences of a community＇s failure to recognize and treat mental illnesses. The patient had severe symptoms that were obvious to all for 6 years prior to the infanticide, but the family＇s lack of basic knowledge about mental illness, the lack of locally available mental health care, and the relatively high cost of care prevented family members from obtaining the treatment that almost certainly would have prevented the tragic death of her infant. Changing the
ISSN:1002-0829