Hallucinations and delusions are often a part of the life of a person with schizophrenia.  This, of course, can create a real difficulty for friends and relatives to understand what is happening in the mind of the person with schizophrenia.  This seems to be particularly true in the case of Andrea Yates.

• Go to the OER Website: https://www.oercommons.org/authoring/46663-abnormal-psychology/view
  • Review Unit 11 - Schizophrenia
    
• Go to the OER Website:   https://opentext.wsu.edu/abnormal-psych/front-matter/table-of-contents/
  • Review Module 12: Schizophrenia Spectrum and other Psychotic Disorders
  • Read National Institute of Mental Health page regarding Postpartum Depression:  https://www.nimh.nih.gov/research/research-conducted-at-nimh/research-areas/clinics-and-labs/sbe/participate-in-research/postpartum-depression.shtml
    
• Consider what part hallucinations and delusions may have played in the life of Mrs. Yates.
  
• Prepare to engage in discussion the following points about Mrs. Yates:

  
  

  • What psychotic symptoms did Mrs. Yates manifest?
  • What treatment did she receive?
  • How does post-partum depression differ from schizophrenia?
  • Do you believe Mrs. Yates should have been kept in jail for killing her children or did her symptoms indicate a need for psychiatric care?  Give reasons for your answer.

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