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When you think of mental illness, you don’t always think about all the ways it can affect you or your loved ones. Even if you do, you don’t realize how much a mental illness can change whoever it is affecting. “The Brain on Trial” by David Eagleman, a neuroscientist, is an article about mental illnesses and our legal systems. He explains the various effects mental illnesses can have on people and how the legal systems don’t always take this in to account in court. He also talks about the changes in your brain and personality when you have something such as a tumor or dementia. His stories are true and provide real world examples of some of the effects he has seen in people who have developed a mental illness.

“The Canadian Mental Health Association estimates that 1 in 5 Canadians will develop a mental illness at some time in their lives.” Mental illness is defined as a mental pattern that causes an impaired ability to function normally in ordinary life. Mental illnesses can affect persons of any age, race, religion, or income and are not the result of personal weakness, lack of character or poor upbringing. A number of factors can contribute to whether an individual will develop a mental illness, with these factors being present individually or in multiples. A number of factors have been identified that contribute towards initiating mental illness, but no individual factor has been definitively identified as ‘the’ factor that causes a mental illness. Symptoms of mental illness can range from mild to severe and are classified into two main categories as being either organic disorders or functional disorders. Organic disorders cause a decrease in the mental function of the brain due to a medical disease; while functional disorders cause a derangement of the mind. The type and severity of the disorder determines if it will be short-term and treatable or if it will be permanent or degenerative and untreatable. There are a variety of community and medical services available to assist those who are affected by mental illness. These services are available on an in-patient or out-patient basis depending on the level of severity, with the general trend towards

Madness and mental illness is one of the most common themes used in literature. Many literary pieces, both modern and classic, had been focused on this topic, whether to discuss a social issue, or to criticize a political problem in certain society, or even just to discuss the mental state of some protagonist or a character. To mention some of these literary pieces, there are Catch-22, Heart of Darkness, Sophie’s Choice, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, and many other great, unforgettable literary pieces.

Mental Illness alludes to a variety of mental health conditions. A mental health concern becomes a mental illness when ongoing signs and symptoms cause frequent stress and affect the ability to function (Vinkers, Beurs, Barendregt, Rinne, & Hoek, 2011). The suffrage of any mental disorder can cause a person to become miserable and may cause health issues in the individual’s daily life. The term mental illness will be held for non-substance related issues, typically major dysfunctional behaviors, such as, schizophrenia or depression. Mental illness can be defined as a disease that causes mild to severe interferences in thoughts and behaviors (Gruber & Kring, 2008). In the US alone, there are more than 200 classified forms of mental illness, such as: schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, dementia, depression, and many more (Capps & Hinckly, 2013). Mental health conditions may be associated with excessive stressing relating to one particular situation or a series of events (Gruber & Kring, 2008). There are many warning signs and symptoms that correlate to mental illnesses such as those of: delusions, hallucinations, social withdrawal, denial and obvious problems, confused thinking, strong feelings of anger, and substance abuse; substance abuse being the rate raiser for committing violence and also is a major determinant of violence (Kamperman, Henrichs, Bogaerts, Lesaffre, Wierdsman, Ghauharali, & Mulder, 2014).

Our progress in learning the causes and treatments for mental illness has been steady as we build on the medical model of mental illness, which Zastrow & Kirst-Ashman (2010) describe as a model that, “views emotional and behavioral problems as a mental illness, comparable to a physical illness (pp. 341). Only in modern times have we been able to effectively treat mental illness with behavioral therapy, social support, medicine, and other research-based programs. However, there is still much work to be done in regard to access, proper facilities, policy and a host of other challenges that affect this issue.

Many terms and concepts are commonly associated with mental illness. the topic of mental illness has many overlapping and subset definitions. Mental illness, a term that encompasses a wide range of mental disorders, contains subcategories of mental disorders distinguishable by effects on a person's behavior, thinking, and mood. Disorders are the most commonly referred to an aspect of mental illness; types of disorders are schizophrenia, anxiety, and depression. Syndromes, even more, specific than disorders, pertain to particular systems within subcategories of disorders and are identifiable by distinct symptoms, mental or physical markers expressed by a disease; examples of syndromes are an obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and post-traumatic stress disorder

According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness a mental illness can be defined as “a condition that impacts a person 's thinking, feeling or mood and may affect his or her ability to relate to others and function on a daily basis.” Mental illness can be the result of multiple factors such as lifestyle, socioeconomic status, and genetics. There are a few mental illness that we primarily associate with people that commit these malicious acts such as; Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Depression, Dissociative Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Schizophrenia.

Mental illness is a condition characterized by emotions, thoughts, or behavior that are substantially abnormal for a given time and place in history (p. 514). Historically, it has been broadly been defined by self-harm, unrealistic thoughts and perceptions (delusions, hallucinations, magical thinking, etc.), inappropriate emotions, and rapid shifts in moods or beliefs. All these criteria compare the

In the article, “The Myth of Mental Illness” written by Thomas S. Szasz, Szasz states that the concept of mental illness is essentially inconsistent because it is based on the evidence that it occurs due to the nervous system disorders, specifically brain disorders, which marks themselves through irregular thought processes. Szasz argues in opposition to the predisposition of psychiatrists to mark people who are “disabled by living” as mentally ill. In addition, Szasz believes that there is not any real illnesses of the mind, and is rather a metaphor that is not valid. He thinks that it is inappropriate to categorize mental illnesses as diseases. Furthermore, mental illness is rationally illogical as well as has harmful consequences. Psychotherapy helps people gain more knowledge about them, others, and life as stated by Szasz.

Mental disorders affect many people throughout the United States. Although it is not a direct link to criminal behavior, it is a major risk factor and oftentimes criminal offenders are found to have them. Mental disorders cause their victims delusions, hallucinations, paranoia, and aggression. The definition of mental disorder is a vast number of mental conditions, ranging from the mild to the serious that impede one’s ability to function. Sometimes with the more serious disorders may absolve an individual of criminal responsibility (Bartol, A & Bartol, C, 2014). There are several different kinds of mental disorders including but not limited to schizophrenia, psychopathy, depressive disorders, and antisocial personality disorder (Bartol, A & Bartol, C, 2014). In this paper, each different kind of mental disorder will be discussed along with the discussing the fallacy of the public believing that many people get off with the not guilty by reason of insanity plea. It is hypothesized that individuals who display mental disorders are at a greater risk to commit criminal offenses. The literature reviews that follow describe each type of mental disorder and types of crime as a result of them. They will also describe the not guilty by reason of insanity plea.

Whitaker expands on the fact that the mentally ill who use psychiatric drugs suffer serious physical tolls on their bodies, indicating that there are more than just mental consequences to using such drugs. From the 1950’s until now, and in the future, the currently prescribed psychiatric drugs continue to hold a broad range of physical health risks. For example, Whitaker

Mental illnesses are not a thing of the past. They are also our present and future. John Q. Adams once said, “Who we are, is who we were.” That quote accurately describes mental illnesses and the mental health of humans everywhere. A mental illness can be defined as a health condition that changes a person 's thought process, emotions, behavior, and/or their body. Mental illness causes a person distress and difficulty in functioning and can lead to atrophy. They are ingrained in the wiring of many and they override safety precautions that the brain has set in place against viruses. Mental health issues affect society in many ways, such as identification, treatment, and overall understanding; as a result of this they have been mocked and dismissed for most of history.

Further he describes having a “morning dread” which he attributes to his depressive symptoms. Clinically speaking, John describes having delusions of persecution, delusions of control and delusions of reference all which are positive symptoms of schizophrenia and fall under the main symptom of delusions common to all his diagnoses. Both him and his brother describe moments where John was catatonic and this is a negative symptom of schizophrenia-type disorders. He also describes disturbances in mood that occur in the morning and drowsiness which can align with symptoms of major depressive disorder but given that he recognizes the drowsiness as a side effect of his medications, the “morning dread” can also be attributed to the anhedonia, avolition and other negative emotional and motivational symptoms of schizophrenia-type disorders. His self harming behaviour and suicidal ideation describes by his family members are also indicative of mood disturbances.

Mental illness is a psychiatric disorder which affect the person’s thoughts, behavior and mood pattern. Mental illness has different types such as tension or anxiety, nervousness, depression, schizophrenia, etc. Here I want to discuss about Elyn Saks. In her video” A tell of mental illness – from the inside” she explained her story. She was chronic schizophrenic patient since her childhood. She spent hundreds of days in psychiatric hospital. She was diagnosed with chronic schizophrenia and prognosis of “grave”. She had experienced about delusions and hallucinations. She explained delusions are fixed and false beliefs and hallucinations are false sensory experiences. She felt these type of experiences such as “hallucination” and “word salad”.

Shutter Island, directed by Martin Scorsese, contains an intense and intriguing plot line especially when viewed from a psychoanalytic perspective. Edward “Teddy” Daniels, a US Marshal and WWII veteran travels to an isolated island to investigate a case of a patient who has run away from Ashecliffe Hospital. Alongside Teddy is his partner Chuck; they both investigate the disappearance of Rachel Solando—a criminally insane patient who was admitted after drowning her three children. Before fleeing the mental institution,