Comparing My Letter With Mental Illness

The following essay will begin by demonstrating what is understood by the concept of mental health. It will attempt to identify different explanations for the underlying issues causing mental illnesses and it will then centre around a case study focusing specifically on one mental health problem. A description of what the causes and effects of the chosen illness will be given and information on the available treatment will be presented. To round up the assignment a brief explanation of the chosen case study will be included with an attempt to distinguish the common issues identified and how they relate to the literature information provided throughout. In this assignment, the case study chosen will target depression.

In my culture, society looks down on mental illness, and when news of mental illness gets out in the society, one’s reputation is pretty much destroyed. My elder brother, Imran, was misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder when he was a teenager. My family was still living in Bangladesh at the time, and my brother’s illness was treated as a secret by my parents. My parents went above and beyond to hide my brother’s illness because we come from a culture that is quick to condemn parents for their children being abnormal. My family felt very protective of the fact that we had mental illness in our family. Family visitation and guests in our home were strictly monitored by my mother and my siblings, and I was coached to make excuses for my brother. My brother’s illness shaped me as a person because I realized that I needed to be able to overcome the obstacles life throws in my way in order to take care of my family.

This unit aims to provide the learner with knowledge of the main forms of mental health problems according to the psychiatric classification system. Learners also consider the strengths and limitations of this model and look at alternative frameworks for understanding mental distress. The focus of the unit is on understanding the different ways in which mental health problems impact on the individual and others in their social network. It

I have worked incredibly hard to obtain skills from various organisations to better understand mental health. I decided I needed to acquire additional work experience to give my application some weight. I am tenacious by nature and therefore despite being somewhat academically inferior to my rivals, I make up for in passion, determination and professionalism. I can assure you my grade does not define my ability to work with vulnerable people, families and colleagues and I would really like the opportunity to demonstrate this at interview. I am keen to explore the depths of applying psychology to health and the behaviour-change processes involved with working with young people in particular.

Mental illness is an epidemic that plagues the United States. In 2014, it was estimated that one in five adults, or 43.8 million individuals, are diagnosed with a mental illness each year (NIMH, 2014). Among military veterans and the active duty population, the prevalence is even higher. According to one study conducted in 2014, nearly 25% of an active-duty, non-deployed Army population of 5,500 screened positive for a mental disorder of some kind, while 11% of those same individuals also tested positive for more than one mental illness (Willingham, 2014). There are several prominent non-profit organizations that selflessly dedicate their efforts toward diminishing these staggering statistics. The most notable of these associations could arguably be Give an Hour (GAH). GAH functions on the expertise and kindness of volunteer licensed mental health professionals who provide complimentary and confidential care to veterans, service members and their families. GAH offers an excellent opportunity for Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioners (APRN), specifically, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners (PMHNP), to offer assistance to a population who is clearly suffering from the pestilence of mental illness.

Many teenagers and even adults experience mental health related issues. However, that's where mental health counselors step in. Mental health counselors help their clients by providing a listening ear and maybe even some words of advice, if needed. Some responsibilities a mental health counselor might have are, interviewing clients, listening to clients speak freely, providing advice and encourage clients to deal with their emotions. I personally choose to research this career because, mental health is something people often ignore or joke about, and I believe that if I were a mental health counselor I could hopefully not let the people inflicted by mental health disorders feel as if what they're exploring is a joke or not real.

During my years as a student, slipping away to an art museum for a few hours has become a regular, much-needed interlude to my demanding medical studies. This cultural retreat allows me to exercise my active curiosity and experience the creative stimulation I enjoyed throughout my prior career in design and art direction. I can stand in front of a work at length—as an observer, detective, and anthropologist—intrigued by the story captured in the art. As I began my clinical studies, I instinctively approached patient care with a similar intrigue. I found myself not only concerned with the patient’s chief complaint, but also curious about unique values and psychosocial factors contributing to their presentation. I listen to patients in much the

Mental instability is one of many factors that plays a role in citizens handling guns irresponsibly. Are gun laws controlling factors of gender, geographical location, and race?

The United States process for caring for the mentally ill during the eighteenth century was comparable to the way the English’s process. Both processes were not considered to be too thoughtful. The colonies believed it was local communities that were to be held accountable to care for their own. Since colonial society was primarily rural, individuals who portrayed different types of behavior were tolerated. Furthermore, if colonials were in sparsely settled areas, people who broke social rules could keep to themselves (Levine, 1981). Additionally, wealthy families would keep their disturbed family members in attics or cellars and would hire private attendants, and poorer families disturbed family members would be put in jail or cages on

        I hope this email finds you well. I am writing to you because as I'm sure you are aware I have missed the last few classes and consequently the last few assignments. I have been unfortunately been going through some mental health stuff as a result of all this transition. I would really appreciate any guidance you have as to how I can catch up in the class.

On Wednesday, October 7th, 2015, I attended a panel discussion on mental health issues. The goal of this presentation was to bring forward the voices of those who have lived with and are still living with mental illness and discuss the best ways to fight stigma associated with mental illnesses. The members of the panel educated the audience on stigma, discussed how to fight stigma, and also shared how to provide support for those with a mental illness.

The incarceration of people with mental illness has grown to be a serious social, clinical and economic concern (Hawthorne, 2012). There is an estimated 804,000 people in the United States annually that enters into the system (NcNiel & Binder, 2007). Majority are non-violent, low-level misdemeanor offenders that cycle in and out of the prison system due to the multiple barriers they encounter when attempting to access mental health services within the community (Hawthorne, 2012). A solution that has been developed to resolve this issues is establishing mental health court. Mental health court was established to reduce recidivism of individuals with mental illnesses and ensure public safety. The thought was that providing individuals with treatment needed to ensure stability of their mental health illnesses would aid in the decrease of the individuals involvement with criminal activity.

In today’s society it’s very difficult for people to successfully identify who they are, where they belong in this world, as well as establish and maintain healthy relationships with those around them. These issues can considerably be much more problematic for someone with a mental illness. Furthermore, these challenges can be even worse for an individual who has a mental illness but hasn’t been officially diagnosed with an overall condition; therefore, making it all the more difficult for that person to receive the proper help and assistance needed to live a happy and successful life. I just so happen to be one of those individuals who has never been formally diagnosed with a mental disability. Other than being noted for suffering from

In today’s society the majority of the population has this mind set where this specific type of person is the default. It’s as if there is a box and everyone who fits inside the box is normal, average, and accepted in society. But those of us who do not have all of these qualities, are thought of as “the other.” We’re outside the box and people treat us differently whether they realize it or not. Basically, the qualities of those who fit in the box are people who are heterosexual, cisgender, neurologically typical, and white. To me it seems that there are so many qualifications to fit into this label that society deems normal but somehow a majority of the population does qualify. In my opinion it is very unfortunate that society has decided that not having all of these characteristics puts you on the outside, but it isn’t totally one person’s fault that we have adapted to this belief. For years and years people with mental illness and people of the lgbtqia+ community have been stigmatized on the media and everyone has a lot of misinformation.

I was an RA when I was in college, so I am no stranger to the signs and symptoms of mental health issues. In my eighty-person dorm I ‘talked a girl off a ledge,’ dealt with alcoholism and drug abuse, and was there for countless nights of tears brought on by homesickness and hazing. However, in all my time as an undergraduate, the one issue that plagued my friend group and the young women on my campus the most was something I had never encountered until I stepped foot on my college campus. It was abstract, something that only affected the characters in TV shows and celebrities featured in gossip magazines. Then, it became the norm, though unspoken, hidden behind the veil of health and perfection. There are four young women who have played a key role in my life over the last six years. All four of them have eating disorders, none of which are the same. While the more traditional eating disorders, Anorexia Nervosa (AN) and Bulimia Nervosa (BN), are most often associated with fat-phobias, Orthorexia Nervosa (ON) is most linked to food choices and is perpetuated by environmental pressures like social media image and identity. Scientists know little about ON. By defining orthorexia as an eating disorder, however, we can explore new research opportunities by using what we know about the correlation between AN and BN with a single-nucleotide polymorphism in the OXTR oxytocin receptor gene and epigenetic regulation that same gene.