scholarly journals Margery Kempe: puerperal psychosis, mysticism and the first autobiography in English – psychiatry in history

2019 ◽  
Vol 215 (6) ◽  
pp. 725-725
Author(s):  
Greg Wilkinson
Keyword(s):  
Margery Kempe ◽  
Puerperal Psychosis

The nosology and prognosis of puerperal psychosis: A review

1990 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 519-534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick McGorry ◽  
Sheryl Connell
Keyword(s):  
Puerperal Psychosis

An association and haplotype analysis of porcine maternal infanticide: A model for human puerperal psychosis?

2012 ◽  
Vol 159B (8) ◽  
pp. 908-927 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.R. Quilter ◽  
C.A. Sargent ◽  
J. Bauer ◽  
M. R. Bagga ◽  
C. P. Reiter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Haplotype Analysis ◽  
Puerperal Psychosis

The Medieval Life of Language

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Amsler
Keyword(s):  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Social History ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Margery Kempe ◽  
Pragmatic Theory ◽  
Sign Theory ◽  
Philosophy And Literature ◽  
Social Discourses ◽  
History Of Linguistics ◽  
History Of

The Medieval Life of Language: Grammar and Pragmatics from Bacon to Kempe explores the complex history of medieval pragmatic theory and ideas and metapragmatic awareness across social discourses. Pragmatic thinking about language and communication are revealed in grammar, semiotics, philosophy, and literature. Part historical reconstruction, part social history, part language theory, Amsler supplements the usual materials for the history of medieval linguistics and discusses the pragmatic implications of grammatical treatises on the interjection, Bacon's sign theory, logic texts, Chaucer's poetry, inquisitors' accounts of heretic speech, and life writing by William Thorpe and Margery Kempe. Medieval and contemporary pragmatic theory are contrasted in terms of their philosophical and linguistic orientations. Aspects of medieval pragmatic theory and practice, especially polysemy, equivocation, affective speech, and recontextualization, show how pragmatic discourse informed social controversies and attitudes toward sincere, vague, and heretical speech. Relying on Bakhtinian dialogism, critical discourse analysis, and conversation analysis, Amsler situates a key period in the history of linguistics within broader social and discursive fields of practice.

Postpartum Psychosis: Risk factors and Management

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ousman Bajinka
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Maternal Mental Health ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Perinatal Period ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
Postpartum Psychosis ◽  
Specialist Care ◽  
Puerperal Psychosis

Following childbirth, with a psychosis and associated mood disturbance, Postpartum Psychosis (PPP) is studied to be a severe mental health condition. PPP affects 1 to 2 per 1000 women among the psychiatric emergency. To curb this severe disorder, acute clinical intervention is warranted. Maternal mental health problems with a focus on depression as the condition with the biggest public health impact should be the way forward. This review is set to look into the risk factors, prevention and management of PPP. Both the acute onset and recurrence of psychiatric illness are common during the perinatal period as women are more vulnerable during this period. Timely detection and effective management of perinatal psychiatric disorders are critical for managing PPP. Part of the management strategies for women who experience PPP is to seek guidance on further pregnancies and risk of illness. Since PPP is a disturbing complication of childbirth that carries high risks for both mother and child, if one is at high risk of developing puerperal psychosis, there is the need for a specialist care during pregnancy and be seen by a psychiatrist.

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