Article Title

The Webs we Weave: A Patient with Depression

Authors

Mary Ann Venezia, MD, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Abstract

Looking back over C.'s records, I was struck by a phrase I had used to describe her, "She really seems at a loss as to what she should do with herself. " A more accurate appraisal might have reflected my own uncertainty as to how I could help C. Hospitalized eight times in eight years after serious suicide attempts, she had been treated with neuroleptics, antidepressants, psychotherapy, and been involved with a day program. Once again she was in the hospital, severely depressed following a suicide attempt. There was little the psychiatric establishment had not tried . So I taught her to knit.

Recommended Citation

Venezia, MD, Mary Ann (1985) "The Webs we Weave: A Patient with Depression," Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry: Vol. 3: Iss. 2, Article 9.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29046/JJP.003.2.008
Available at: https://jdc.jefferson.edu/jeffjpsychiatry/vol3/iss2/9