Mental Illness In Children

Mental Health is a common topic in all agenda’s in the United States. It is currently looked at broadly across all segments of health; in fact, over the years there have been multiple approaches to addressing the needs of the population affected by lack of mental health or that have prominent mental health disorders. Over the past century the United States has been especially concerned about the mental health problems of our children and youth (Tuma, 1989). Worldwide 10-20% of children and adolescents experience mental disorders (World Health Organization [WHO], 2014). This topic has been so important to the extent that as early as 1909, the white house conference on children recommended new programs to care for mentally disturbed children

Have you ever wondered why states spend roughly one billion dollars a year on children (20 and under) who are attempting suicide or have attempted suicide (Nami, 2010)? That is due to the thousands of children who live their daily lives with an undiagnosed mental disorder. What is children’s mental health? Children’s mental health is defined as growing emotionally while developing healthful social skills and learning how to deal with problems (CDC, 2013). Some mental disorders found in children include: mood and anxiety disorders, behavior disorders, Autism spectrum disorders, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), schizophrenia, and substance use disorder. ADHD, a neurodevelopmental disorder, is the most common disorder of children

Over the years, a disorder known as Schizophrenia has affected many people across the globe. Before advances in the 20th century mental health movement occurred, many thought that the symptoms conveyed by an individual with the disorder were demonically possessed (Walker and Tessner 2008). Today, more and more people are being properly educated about this disorder and understand its effects on individuals, however, there are misguided and false perceptions about it, similar to those prior to the 20th century.

School shootings, genocides, and mass suicides all have one large point in common. The closeted issue that many see as dangerously controversial may finally see some spotlight; mental illness. As the years go on, the nation is seeing more and more cases of these illnesses. With the amount of people with these issues, mental illness should become a forefront of medical care due to its life threatening nature. Humanity is beginning to learn more and more about this epidemic, and with this knowledge, there is optimism for man’s psyche.

Mental health has been a neglected aspect of many third world countries’ government such as Africa and India. Underfunding is a serious issue causing nations to have as little as “ 37 mental institutions, to serve a country’s...population of 1.3 billion” (Religion, Doctors At Odds). Governments don’t seem to realize the reality many of its citizens live. Individuals can be a danger to themselves and their families because of the violence and delusions a number of these illnesses induce. Many governments are even lacking in medication forcing programs such as The Carter Center to “[work] with the government on policy to support a good practice” (Liberia Marks Milestone). Family members of those suffering from mental illnesses have even begun, “lobbying the Indian government to pay more attention to it’s mental health program, which...is underfunded…[the government] has...de-stigmatized HIV and AIDS...but hasn’t done the same for mental illness.” (In India, Stigma Hinders

To meet the above objectives, the study is organized as follows. Section 2 briefly discusses about the burden of mental and behavior disorders across broad regions across the globe. Section 3, drawing upon the study of Kohn et al (2004), presents the estimates of treatment gaps across the Americas and European countries for which data are available. This section also elaborates the critical issue of treatment gaps among children and adolescents. In section 4, the study examines the factors contributing to the incidence and persistence of unmet mental health needs among countries. Section 5 explains the suggested measures that can effectively address the treatment gap. The study is concluded in section

Childhood mental disorder means all mental disorders that can be diagnosed and begin in childhood. Symptoms of mental illness change as a child grows, and some of the most noticeable ones include difficulties with how a child speaks, learns, plays, and also how the child handles their emotions. Are we as a society doing everything we can to notice, acknowledge and be there for our children before it is too late to help them? Are we paying attention to the possible signs and symptoms of mental illness? Delaying appropriate mental health treatment during childhood leads to inability of developing appropriate emotional milestones as well as the ability to learn healthy social skills and how to cope with problems (CDC - Child Development, Children's Mental Health - NCBDDD,

Young children experience mental health challenges that impact early learning, social interactions, and the overall well being of their families. It is estimated that between 9% and 14% of children from birth to 5 years of age experience social and emotional problems. These problems negatively impact and affect their functioning and development (Brauner, 2006). Children diagnosed with mental and behavioral health disorders are receiving too few therapeutic services. Therefore these Children are not getting the therapy they need in order to gain the skills that can help them be more successful in school, community settings, and family/home life.

Mental Illness is a prominent occurrence throughout the world and commonly overlooked in the development of children. From psychotic disorders, such as Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorder to emotional dysregulation and mood disorders, such as Major Depression and Anxiety children are prone to such occurrences just as adults. Child development is a very broad subject that encompasses an array of environmental and biological factors contributing to the individual child’s growth, which at times can over shadow underlying issues such as mental illness. This paper will encompass information regarding developmental milestones, psychological theories, nature versus nurture theory, and mental illness as they relate to child development.

This is a very interesting subject, because almost everybody dealing with it in life. Mood disorder is a psychological disorder categorized by the elevation of a person's attitude. There are 4 different types of mood disorders based on our text book, depression, Bipolar disorder, seasonal affective disorder, and dysthymic disorder and each of them has its own characteristics. But the two most common and serious mood disorders are depression and bipolar.

Mental Illness in childhood can affect children by affecting their academics, social life, development and physical being.  Some children suffer from certain complications such as development delays, poor school performance, low self-esteem, impaired relations with family members, friends, teaches, etc.  They may also be socially withdrawn.  Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Attention Deficit Disorder are two types of mental illnesses that affect children (ADD).  ADHD and ADD are closely related to the Social Reaction/Labeling theory.

The record amounts of anxiety, stress, and depression rates are rising rapidly but no one is taking notice. It’s been found that almost 14 million children in the United States have diagnosable mental disorder

The World Health Organisation discusses a series of solutions throughout their article. The main solution they propose, is to increase mental health availability by overcoming 5 key barriers: “the absence of mental health from the public health agenda and the implication or funding; the current organisation of mental health services; lack of integration within primary care; inadequate human resources for mental health; and lack of public mental health leadership.” They also suggest factors such as lack of mental health professionals such as psychiatrists in low-and middle-income countries and “early identification and effective management.” The telegraph discusses introducing a wellbeing league table for schools and finally when discussing this one of my classmates, they suggested that the government needs to care more for children with mental health and make sure they get treated, instead of waiting until they get older and their illnesses get

It has been reported that the number of people with mental disorder is increasing in our communities at an alarming rate. Environmental and social changes are among the most mentioned causes of the accelerating rate of mental illness in society (Häfner, 1985). Despite the prevalence, about one fifth of the adult population will battle with mental illness every year ("Facts and figures about mental illness," 2014) and the acknowledgement of authorities mental illness is still given less attention then is needed to treat the problem successfully. Health bodies need to be putting more resources into this area as

Recent research shows that mental health problems can manifest in early childhood. As many as one in ten Australian children under five exhibit symptoms of social, emotional, and mental disorders including temper tantrums, difficulty adapting to new surroundings, problems relating to peers, and hyperactivity (Edwards & Martin, 2012). Although psychological diagnoses like clinical anxiety or depression are not typically made on populations under five, researchers do identify early childhood behaviors as risk factors for developing mental health disorders later in life. Thus, being withdrawn or inhibited has been identified as "one of the best identified risk factors for later anxiety disorders," (Rapee, Kennedy, Ingram, Edwards & Sweeney, 2005, p. 488). Early childhood behaviors can reveal to parents and counselors the warning signs of childhood and adolescent psychiatric problems such as Depressive Disorder, Conduct Disorder and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (Sawyer, Arney, Baghurst, et al., 2008). It is important to identify the early childhood warnings and risk factors because research shows that early intervention programs can prevent psychiatric disorders from emerging.