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Firstly, We must acknowledge the fact that there are Pedophile in our society.  WHAT IS PEDOPHILE ?  Pedophile:(alternatively spelt paedophilia) is a psychiatric disorder in which an adult or older adolescent experiences a primary or exclusive sexual attraction to prepubescent children. CHILD MOLESTATION Child Molestation is also known as child sexual abuse. It is a secret crime involving a range of indecent sexual activities between an adult and a child. According to the National Violence Against Children Survey, it established that 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 10 boys experience sexual violence before the age of 18 in one way or the other. TYPES OF MOLESTATION: -Defilement -Rape -Fingering -Making a child watch pornography -Exposing the genital to kids -Indecent touching -Fondling etc WHO COULD ABUSE A CHILD ? ANYBODY Studies show that over 95% of sexually abused children are abused by persons known or close to the child or the child's family. ABUSERS ARE MOSTLY NOT STRANGERS . Th...

AMNESIA  Amnesia is the general term for a condition in which memory (either stored memories or the process of committing something to memory) is disturbed or lost, to a greater extent than simple everyday forgetting or absent-mindedness.  Amnesia may result either from organic or neurological causes (damage to the brain through physical injury, neurological disease or the use of certain drugs) or from functional or psychogenic causes (psychological factors, such as mental disorder, post-traumatic stress or psychological defence mechanisms). ■ Did You Know ? Infantile amnesia is the label given to the common inability of adults to remember the earliest years of their childhood, typically from birth until around four years old. Various hypotheses have been put forward, including Sigmund Freud’s theory of the repression of memories of traumatic events that (according to Freud) necessarily occur in the psychosexual development of every child; the lack of neurological ...

SLEEP DISORDERS INTRODUCTION Reference to ICD 10 classification of mental and behavioural disorders Geneva 1992 Oxford University Press Dehi Bonbay Calcultta Madras Non-Organic Sleep disorders are group of disorders which includes:- a.       Dysomnias: Primarily psychogenic conditions in which the predominant disturbance is the amount, quality or timing of sleep due to emotional causes i.e insomnia, hypersomnia and disorder of sleep –wake b.      Parasomnias : Abnormal episodic events occurring during sleep in childhood these are related mainly to the child’s development while in adulthood they are predominantly psychogenic i.e sleepwalking, sleep terrors and nightmares. DEFINITION Sleep disorder simply means disturbance of sleep or inability to attain sleep naturally to the number of hours scientifically agreed upon which is between 7-8 hours for adult and 6-9 hours for children in 24 hours. CAUSES/PREDISPOSING/PRECIP...

MANIA Mania is also known as manic syndrome, is a state of abnormally elevated arousal, affect and energy level. It is also a state of heightened overall activation with enhanced affective expression together with liability of affect. Mania is an affective disorder characterized by elation of mood, rapid thought and speech, extreme over-activity and irresponsible behaviour. Aetiology 1. Heredity 2. Idiopathic 3. Biochemical factor 4. Drugs Types of Mania 1. Hypermania 2. Hypomania 3. Agromania 4. Andromania 5. Aphrodisiomania E.T.C Clinical Manifestation 1. Inappropriate elation or euphoria 2. Inappropriate social behaviour 3. Increased talking speed or volume 4. Inappropriate irritability 5 Grandiose delusion Medical Management 1. Neuroleptic drugs 2. Hypnotic or sedative drugs 3. Lithium salt Nursing Management 1. Admit patient into ward 2. Encourage adequate bed rest 3. Psychological approach 4. Give adequate Physica...

EATING DISORDER An eating disorder is a mental disorder defined by abnormal eating habits that negatively affect a person's physical or mental health. Anxiety disorders, depression and substance abuse are common among people with eating disorders AETIOLOGY OF EATING DISORDER The cause of eating is not clear Risk factors include 1. Both biology and environmental factors appear to play a role in eating disorder. 2. Cultural idealization of thinness is believed to contribute 3. Those that have experienced sexual abuse NB: Eating disorders affect about 12 percent of dancers TYPES OF EATING DISORDERS 1. Binge eating disorder where people eat a large amount in a short period of time 2. Anorexia nervosa where people eat very little and thus have a low body weight 3. Bulima nervosa where people eat a lot and then try to rid themselves of the food 4. Pica where people eat non-food items 5. Rumination disorder where people regurgitate 6. Avoidant/restrictiv...

DEPRESSION Depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest. Depression is an affective disorder characterized by a psychomotor retardation. It can also be called major depressive disorder or clinical depression. It affects how you feel, think and behave and it can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems. AETIOLOGY 1. Heredity 2. Biochemical change in the body 3. Physical conditions e.g. infection and certain drugs like steroids and reserpine. 4. Hormonal imbalance 5. Psychological factors such as bereavement, pressure at work, home or maternal deprivation. CLASSIFICATION OF DEPRESSION 1. Exogenous depression 2. Endogenous depression 3. Depression phase of bipolar affective disorder 4. Puerperal depression 5. Unipolar depression CLINICAL MANIFESTATION 1. Feeling of sadness 2. Tearfulness 3. Tearfulness 4. Hopelessness 5. Angry outburst 6. Irritability or frustration 7. Loss of ...