4-May-2014
Gagandeep Singh Dhillon
Summary : The woman is suffering from psychiatric disorder and needs treatment:
Doctors.
CHANDIGARH : A woman suspected to be mentally ill has locked her college-going
daughter and school-going son in their house in Manimajra over a month, due to
'delusions' about her husband conniving with neighbours to harm them, according
to doctors at the Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College and
Hospital, Sector 32.
Psychiatrists said that the two have been locked in the house by the
'well-built' and 'violent' 43-year-old mother due to which the daughter missed
her annual Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) examinations, while the 15-year-old son
could not enrol himself in the school for the new session (names of family
withheld).
Her husband, an ex-serviceman, approached the crisis intervention team of the
Psychiatry Department a month ago and said that his wife, who has a history of
mental illness, had been refusing to open the door of their house and was
getting "verbally and physically abusive". In fact, she tried to cut the
electric wire of their tenant with scissors out of aggressiveness, he said.
The father got worried about their safety and requested the team to get her
treated. "Since, she was highly violent, the team approached her house with the
help of the local police. However, she got angry and claimed that she is
mentally fit as she can recall everything and has no symptoms of any disorder.
However, assessment of her behaviour led us to believe that she is suffering
from psychiatric disorder and needs treatment," said an official of the crisis
intervention team.
The psychiatrist added, "The woman had a quarrel with a neighbour a few years
ago. Now, she suspects that her husband is into an extra-marital relationship
with the neighbour and both of them are planning to harm her children. It is
this delusion due to which she has turned extremely protective and even
violent."
The team said that although some of the residents of the area are supporting
her as they believe she is behaving normally, her immediate neighbours and
family members have seen her hurling bricks down the pavement and using abusive
language without a provocation. "Her well-wishers are extremely concerned about
her children, who are not being allowed to see the light of day. In fact, we
took help from the SSP and approached the patient again recently. But a mob of
residents gathered at the spot and we had to retreat," said officials.
http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/woman-locks-kids-in-house-suspects-husband-conniving-to-harm-them/
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