To understand what mental illness is you have to know what it means. Mental health is the state of our well-being. Mental health has to do with the mind. According to thefreedictionary.com mental health is “a state of emotional and psychological well-being in which an individual is able to use his or her cognitive and emotional capabilities, function in society, and meet the ordinary demands of everyday life”. Mental illness are behavioral, psychological, and emotional disorders that effect the mind. Mental illness is not something that should be avoided. There many different types of mental illnesses. There are also mental healthcare services that can help people with their mental illnesses. Mental illness can be a mixture of different factors. You can get mental illness through genetics meaning that it is passed down within the family. That can only happen if the mental illness is heredity. Another factor of mental illness is psychological trauma. Psychological trauma like abuse, or loss can cause some mental illnesses. When mental illness is untreated it makes it difficult for the person to function in society and deal with everyday life. The different types of mental illnesses range from anxiety disorders to personality disorders. Other mental illnesses are mood disorders, eating disorders, psychotic disorders, and impulse control and addiction disorders. An example psychotic disorder schizophrenia. Examples of eating disorders are bulimia and anorexia. According to MedicineNet.com “Most mental illnesses are caused by a combination of factors and cannot be prevented”. Mental illness is something that should not be avoided. The biggest issue when it comes to mental illness that is noticeable is when someone who has a mental il... ... middle of paper ... ...ducate, Support, most of all changes need to be made. The definition of mental illness is a list of things but they can be overcome. References Dickens, R. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.schizophrenia.com/family/60tip.html http://health.howstuffworks.com/mental-health/mental-disorders/15-celebrities-with-mental-health-disorders8.htm (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.medicinenet.com/mental_illness/page2.htm Horowitz, A. . Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/26/us-mental-healthcare-system_n_2353319.html http://www.medicinenet.com/mental_illness_in_children/page6.htm NIMH. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.nimh.nih.gov/index.shtml Saisan, J., Smith, M., & Segal, J. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.helpguide.org/mental/dual_diagnosis.htm University of Washington. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://depts.washington.edu/mhreport/facts_prevention.php
provide good care and treatment for the people who are suffering from a mental illness
Mental illness plagues one out of four American citizens. Mental illness varies greatly from person to person. The spectrum of mental illness includes many illnesses including, depression and anxiety as well as some more serious illnesses such as Down syndrome. All mental illness plays a role in how this person is going to function in society. These individuals have unique needs and individual strengths that need evaluated for proper care.
Mental health can described as being the psychological state of someone who is functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioural adjustment; this refers to our mental and emotional well-being. Once hearing that someone is mentally unhealthy, or has a mental illness, usually their first reaction is one of concern, fear, or confusion.
Mental illness often causes people to become handicapped and having to be committed to an institution that can properly care for them. If patients afflicted with mental illness do not receive proper care, their condition may worsen over time. As a result, the disease may further progress driving many sufferers to suicide.
Mental illness is an increasing problem in America. Currently about 26.2% of Americans suffer from a mental disorder. A mental illness/disorder is a medical condition that disrupts a person’s thinking, feeling, mood, and ability to relate to others and daily functions. Mental illness can affect humans of any age, race, gender and socioeconomic status. However the care that is needed to effectively cure and help the people affected by the illness is not equal for everyone here in American, especially for African Americans.
Many people believe that mental illness affects certain ages, religions, races, genders, or income levels more than others do but that is not the case ("NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness | Mental Illnesses"). There are many forms of mental illnesses that affect people, such as depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, and borderline personality disorder. These illnesses come from a variety of different factors and conclude in ...
Mental illness refers to a wide range of mental health conditions, or disorders that affect your mood, thinking and behavior ("Mental Illness"). Mental disorders are commonly left untreated for long periods of time because of the stigma our society has placed on mental issues. This forces individuals with mental illness to self-medication, frequently resulting in addictive behaviors. Persons with mental disorders seek ways to ease their discomfort and suffering. Marijuana can be used to treat an individuals depression or to ease pain. Stimulants can be used to get an otherwise lazy person motivated.
Mental illness is a condition that interferes with a persons thinking, feeling, mood, reliability and daily functioning. Conditions usually create a lesser capacity for coping with ordinary needs in life. However, it does not relate to a persons character or intelligence. With no treatment of the mental illness, it can lead to various consequences including unnecessary disability, unemployment, substance abuse, homelessness, inappropriate incarceration, suicide and wasted lives. The impact of a mental illness on someones life can be reduced with the right treatment and care. (“What is Mental Illness”)
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2011, mental health is a state of well-being in which every person recognizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully and is able to make a contribution to her or his own community. Moreover, there is no health without mental health. On the other hand, mental illness has become a significant worldwide health issue in recent years; more than 450 million people suffer from mental disorders (WHO, 2010).
There are many variations of mental health illness, such as depression, anorexia, bulimia, anxiety, bipolar, insomnia, obsessive compulsive disorder, and many more. People who have these disorders usually have no control over it. It can get out of hand or even lead to the individual committing suicide. Most people are unable to overcome mental disorders on their own, and should see a therapist or doctor.
When thinking about the term “mental illness” there are many preconceived notions of what that means. Most people are used to considering illness as something concrete that is evident by a physical disability or disease. Mental illness is a lot less easily identifiable. Depending on the severity of the symptoms many who suffer would not even be distinguishable in a crowd. Historically mental illness was seen as a taboo subject. It existed but people would not talk about it and those who had it often suffered in silence. In recent years mental illness has been talked about more frequently but there is still a large gap in society’s understanding of what being “mentally ill” means. As a result the label is stigmatized and those who suffer are treated as being deviant. Patrick Kennedy went as far as to say in the California Mental Health Services Authority (2013) documentary,” This is our civil rights fight… because it is about the more fundamental issue of bigotry and intolerance.” Work must be done to understand how stigma is created and to come up with successful programs to combat it.
Mental illness have been seen and treated as far back as 5000 B.C. In the beginning little was known about the actual cause of the illness, many in these ancient times believed that it was due to possession of demons. As civilization advanced knowledge of mental illness little by little was gained. Although the knowledge was no where as advanced has we have today, they believed that it was due to imbalances of blood, phlegm, bile and black bile. Even Today, people are still debating about mental illness and how they work and why. Mental illness is a broad term, mental illness refers to any mental health problems one may experience in their lifetime. “One in 25 Americans lived with a serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder,
(Espejo) ¨ Mental illness is something we whisper about, hoping the neighbors don't hear. We skirt around the issue at family gatherings when we're asked why Jennie is still living at home, why Sam refuses to leave his room, why Joe keeps ending up on the news. But it's out there on every corner, and if it hasn't yet visited your family, it probably will.¨ I believe this statement because I have seen it first hand, and I live with someone who struggles with it. Mental illness is an anxiety disorder that can affect you mentally in different ways that make you feel helpless to the world around you. Mental illness is a serious problem in our society because it is difficult to treat, harmful to one's life and can lead to increased crime and other dangerous activities in society.
Mental illness is the condition that significantly impede with an individual’s emotional, cognitive or social abilities (Savy and Sawyer, 2009). According to (Savy and Sawyer, 2009) neurological, metabolic, genetic and psychological causes are contributing factors for various types of mental illness like depression, schizophrenia, substance abuse and progression of condition. An elaborate system known as DSM-IV-TR gives a classification system that acts to separate mental illness into diagnostic categories based on the description of symptoms of illness (Savy and Sawyer, 2009). The exact primarily causes of mental illness are complicated, however, it seems to occur in a psychologically and biologically prone individual, in the trigger of environmental and social stress (Elder, Evans and Nizette, 2007).
Rebuilding and refinancing the mental health care system would transform the socioeconomic status of millions of Americans but most importantly righteousness to the ill who have been beaten, caged, burned, persecuted, shunned and stereotyped for having a mental illness. Reform could bring suicides to a low, lessen mass killings, lower crime rates, tapper homelessness, and forward a more productive American society. It is time to demand change for the millions suffering from untreated mental illnesses today.