Mental Disorders And Social Media Analysis

Humans who are being over diagnosed with disorders, causes the spending of too much money on drugs and medication that could be harmful and is not needed for them to take. The objective of this book is to let people become aware of what is going on around the world. The audience that this book aims towards is the public. The main objective of Dr. Frances is to alert the public, health care professionals and clinicians about the misinformed diagnosis of people and the misdirected treatment and medications that are prescribed to people who are “normal.” Everyday pains and suffering are being diagnosed as mental illnesses and disorders. Psychiatry has specified people with false labels. The first of many arguments is that people are very worried that when a new disorder is brought up, that they have this disorder or illness. Another argument in this book is the misdiagnosis between mental disorder and normality. Many people who experience completely normal grief could be mislabeled as having a psychiatric problem. The next argument is to separate the people who have diseases from normality. Allen Frances blames the internet and social networking for the over diagnosis of mental disorder. This book is also about the high percentage of people who are now diagnosed with a mental illness,

Mental health issues. If you use social networks, you’ll be quite familiar with the word. It’s all over the internet, mental health awareness, stories and experience of depression, people explaining in detail how it feels like to have anxiety, it’s the new trend among us. We’d think that it’s a good thing, so much publicity on a matter that many people chose not to believe in a few years back, right? But how did this innocent need to raise awareness become something that backbite the people who suffers mental illnesses?

Moreover, social media can be very beneficial to patients suffering from chronic conditions as well as their family and friends (Norton & Strauss, 2013). For rare diseases local community support groups may not be available. Social media steps in to fill this void by offering users a variety of different online support groups, blogs, newsletters, and networks. Individuals can use such resources to reach out to others with similar issues, find much needed support during difficult times, and become aware of treatments and medications that worked for others with their same illness that may prompt them to contact their doctor about other possibilities in treatment options. When used properly, smartphones and social media can be very beneficial to healthcare providers and patients.

The DSM is used as a standard of reference for psychological diagnosis. The DSM was originally published in 1952 containing only 106 diagnoses; today the revised DSM-IV-TR contains 365 diagnoses. Throughout the history of the DSM, individuals in the mental health profession have relied on it for clarification of disorders, facilitating research, improving communication with other professionals and improving the collection of clinical information. With a new DSM-V underway, there has been a lot of issues surrounding the contents and classifications of the new DSM. There are

Technology throughout its existence has improved the overall quality of life for many people around the world. Its impact is evident in our generation, where many people rely on technology to gain information on current events, increase work efficiency and even helping us understand ourselves. “Advances in neuroscience, technology and research sophistication have greatly increased understanding of mental illnesses and improved the treatment of these disorders.” (Wahl, 2011). Despite our knowledge on various mental illnesses, many individuals stray away from professional assistance due to the stigma that is attached to the illness; many individuals do not opt for help because they do not want a label attached to them. Social media is a huge platform that influences many people and the slandering that many media platforms do when they discuss the topic of mental illness is slowly increasing and is an issue that must be discussed.

DSM-IV TR, which stands for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th edition), Text Revision was published by the American Psychiatric Association in 2000 and serves as a guide book for many health professionals to diagnose a patient with a mental disorder. It also helps health professionals to determine what types of treatment could be carried out to help the patient. The latest DSM is widely used, especially in the USA and many European countries.1However, it may not be completely followed by health professionals as they know that there are some weaknesses of the latest version of DSM as well. This essay will discuss the strengths and

According to Chamberlin, in the past society deemed mental disorders for the “feeble-minded” and effectively scared them into exclusion (254). This made acquiring treatment difficult for the mentally ill. For example, in 2008, 10 million Americans did not receive the proper mental health care that was needed (260). If mental illness is left untreated, it could possibly be attributed to such life difficulties as unproductiveness at school, meager employment rates, poverty, and even imprisonment (254). Furthermore, psychological disorders are more common than people may think. According to Chamberlin, one out of every two Americans has a possibility of having a psychological disorder during their lives (253). Additionally, one out every five American adults is diagnosed yearly with a mental disorder (Marsh 1011). In short, not all mental illnesses are dangerous, and they should not be isolated from the world.

People have gone from never talking about mental illnesses and never educating themselves about them to going online and blabbing about them. People, more specifically teenage girls, go online and post statuses about how they are feeling “depressed” when really they are just in a negative emotional state. When teenagers say that they are “depressed” because they got into an argument with their boyfriend or girlfriend, or they did not have anything to do for the whole day, or they did not do well on an exam, the word loses it’s meaning (Bine). What these teenagers do not understand is that there is a world of difference between simply being sad, or bored, and being clinically depressed (K). If people had any idea what others with mental illnesses went through on a daily basis, like how much pain and sadness they felt (K), then they would definitely show more compassion and think twice before they posted their idiotic statuses.

Today in news media mental health is commonly discussed due to criminal cases. However, the accuracy of the patients or stories can often be misleading. Content on mental disorders is a difficult topic since it can vary in each patient. In findings, the news media has an accurate representation of evaluating mental disorders due to using some source of the scientific, psychology, or medical expert.

“Dorothy, I did not know if I was going to live to see 16”, those were the honest words that came out of my friend Shina’s mouth.  The age of sixteen is supposed to be blissful, right on the brink of maturity but still youthful. However, the coming of age, even sixteen can be anything but foreseeable or desirable when one suffers from mental illness. Shina is now seventeen and still recovering from the effects of severe depression. She had been depressed since sixth grade and the progression of depression stemmed partially from the fact that she had no support from her family. Her parent’s lack of support was because when they were growing up in India, their society did not acknowledge depression and mental illness and if they did, it was in a negative connotation. In addition, her family would often disregard her depression as a “phase” or an “American cultural habit”. By not acknowledging her depression,  her parents failed to realize that their lack of attention to her mental health was eventually going to lead to an irreversible decline. Consequently, Shina resorted to drugs and alcohol as her support system while depression and self-hate became the forefront of her self-perception.

This article discussed the importance of patients being able to research and learn about their healthcare online and that they use websites such as Facebook and Twitter to get their information. With more than 400 million users on Facebook, 105 million on Twitter, 112 million using health blogs and 6.5 billion views on YouTube more and more patients are getting their information and advice from these sources. A study provided from John Trader stated that more Americans would rather get their information online than from an actual provider and that they are more confident when searching online as they feel the information is more truthful. Patients want to be more proactively involved in their own healthcare and need those honest interactions when searching on the web. With healthcare always growing and expanding social media websites will continue to grow as well and it is up to each provider on how they want to

Mental illness is more widely talked about than it used to be. The advent of technology, especially popular media is to thank for this. With movies, books, blogging platforms, groups devoted to end the stigmatization of mental illness, and especially social media sites catering more than ever to users with mental illness. As an example, Facebook's recent implementation of a feature to notify them of possible users struggling with anxiety, depression, or suicidal thoughts; to which they send the user advice, resources, etc. to provide assistance.

One time in your life you may pass someone on the street and from a visual standpoint they look healthy, but do you ever think about more than their appearance? That person you pass on the street could be living with a chronic condition that is imperceptible to the eye. In fact, according to Rena Goldmen writing for Healthline Newsletter, out of the 117 million people living with a chronic condition, almost half experience an invisible illness (Goldmen, 1). Someone living with an invisible chronic condition may resort to social media in order to confront their symptoms. With examples from different studies and social media platforms, Amanda Hess writes “The Social Media Cure” to argue that people are using social media as a way to cope with

There have been many problems with people not being to recognize a mental disorder when they see one. This causes issues because when someone wants help for it, others can’t help them because they don’t know what is wrong. One of the biggest problems in the lack of mental health literacy is that people doubt the effectiveness in medication and psychotherapy. Research has shown that the most effective way to treat a mental disorder is through taking medication and seeing a therapist. Through the media and word of mouth, there has been many doubts about this. People see only the negative side effects of medication and other forms of treatment.

The study documented by Aref-Adib, Golnar and Osborn, David are looking at the is about how technology affects how people learn and manage illnesses. This article looks at the extent and results of “online health information seeking behavior by people with psychosis (schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder with psychotic symptoms, persistent delusional disorder or psychosis not otherwise specified)” (Aref-Adib, G., & Osborn, D. (2016, July 11)). For this study, the conductors set up semi-structured  and audio-recorded interviews with twenty-two people aged 18-65 with psychosis in London, England. In these interviews, some topics discussed are: interviewees’ past and present use of online mental health technology and information. The main form of analysis used for this experiment is thematic analysis.