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Question: Sir,
This is about my Wife (40 years old) and her recent change in behavior, may be due to depression. Wife is basically a keralite born and boughtup in XXXXXXX and married to me and settled in XXXXXXX now. I am an exserviceman working in UAE now. She staying with kids and my mother in XXXXXXX and i visit home atleast 2-3 times in an year.
My wife lost her mother 6 years back and father about 2 years back.. His brother is not a good man and with a bad family life and he troubled his father during his last stages and all this issues my wife also knew.
Also as she live in my home and not in a good relation ship with my sisters and their family also not so good relation with my mother also. She dont like to give anything to my sister's family and if she knew i gave some thing she is making it a big issue. I feel like she is having some psychological problems may be i need to improve my behaviour .. i am not sure. My life is a sort of hell now.
Now i can see she is not sitting in a place when she talk she talk and walk away then come back. She is not stable as i see her. But she does all her activities but i knew she is not concentrating. She still take tution for kids.
Always complaint about staying away from me. Like to stay away from village and she also love her sisters kids but not my sisters kids.
Sir, please advice me how i should go about this situation.
Please advice me doctor.
This is about my Wife (40 years old) and her recent change in behavior, may be due to depression. Wife is basically a keralite born and boughtup in XXXXXXX and married to me and settled in XXXXXXX now. I am an exserviceman working in UAE now. She staying with kids and my mother in XXXXXXX and i visit home atleast 2-3 times in an year.
My wife lost her mother 6 years back and father about 2 years back.. His brother is not a good man and with a bad family life and he troubled his father during his last stages and all this issues my wife also knew.
Also as she live in my home and not in a good relation ship with my sisters and their family also not so good relation with my mother also. She dont like to give anything to my sister's family and if she knew i gave some thing she is making it a big issue. I feel like she is having some psychological problems may be i need to improve my behaviour .. i am not sure. My life is a sort of hell now.
Now i can see she is not sitting in a place when she talk she talk and walk away then come back. She is not stable as i see her. But she does all her activities but i knew she is not concentrating. She still take tution for kids.
Always complaint about staying away from me. Like to stay away from village and she also love her sisters kids but not my sisters kids.
Sir, please advice me how i should go about this situation.
Please advice me doctor.
Brief Answer:
Need detail history
Detailed Answer:
Hi dear,
Thank you for your Query.
please give detail regarding her symptoms like whether she has sleep and appetite disturbance, sadness of mood, loss of interest, easy irritability, restlessness, anxiety features gabharahat, becheni, palpitation, dryness of mouth, butterflying sensation etc...
hows her relationship with other mainly with your family members?
What is your parents saying about your wife's psychiatric disturbance?
Is it possible to take her with you for sometimes so you are able to understand what exactly she has.
Though from your history she might have depression or adjustment problem.
consult psychiatrist for detail history and mental status examination.
Awaiting your response.
Thank you.
Need detail history
Detailed Answer:
Hi dear,
Thank you for your Query.
please give detail regarding her symptoms like whether she has sleep and appetite disturbance, sadness of mood, loss of interest, easy irritability, restlessness, anxiety features gabharahat, becheni, palpitation, dryness of mouth, butterflying sensation etc...
hows her relationship with other mainly with your family members?
What is your parents saying about your wife's psychiatric disturbance?
Is it possible to take her with you for sometimes so you are able to understand what exactly she has.
Though from your history she might have depression or adjustment problem.
consult psychiatrist for detail history and mental status examination.
Awaiting your response.
Thank you.
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