SES 643 POSTER PRESENTATION TAKING SIDES CLASHING VIEWS IN Special Education Unit 3 Presented by: Sheila Mutinta Phipps University of North Carolina - Greensboro Prevention Mental Health Screening is broadly defined by NCBI as “…a two-part process that first identifies risk factors or early phenotypic features (behaviors, bio-markers) whose presence in individuals makes the development of psychological or behavioral problems more likely, and then segments the relevant subset of the population to receive a unique preventive intervention” (NCBI, 2009). Mental illness is also desribed as a term that “… has been expanded to include natural ills to which the flesh is heir” (Behan, 2015 pp 248). …show more content…
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) provides the following warning signs for mental illness in children and teens: • Feeling very sad or withdrawn for more than 2 weeks (e.g., crying regularly, feeling fatigued, feeling unmotivated) • Trying to harm or kill oneself or making plans to do so • Out-of-control, risk-taking behaviors that can cause harm to self or others • Sudden overwhelming fear for no reason, sometimes with a racing heart, physical discomfort or fast breathing • Not eating, throwing up or using laxatives to lose weight; significant weight loss or gain • Severe mood swings that cause problems in relationships • Repeated use of drugs or alcohol • Drastic
Research by the NIMH has been focused on developing the means to diagnose mental disorders early enough to enable prompt and effective intervention, preventing more serious, lasting illness. The benefits of early detection and treatment are widespread and enduring; for many, effective early intervention and treatment will enable them to learn, work, and engage in a fully productive life (NIMH,
Persistent sadness, including fits of crying either uncontrollably or being set off easily, feelings of anxiety or emptiness.
Almost half of the population in the US are affected by mental health conditions every year. A diagnosable mental illness affects about 43 percent of the U.S. population at some point in their lives. 75 percent of youth are left with no or insufficient treatment. If mental illness is recognized early on, it can help citizens avoid large medical bills down the road and could help lessen the amount of homelessness, unemployment, suicides, shootings, bad decision making, etc.
“A mental disorder (mental illness) is a psychological pattern that is generally associated with a defect or disease of the individual’s mind. It causes a disability that may affect an individual’s behavior patterns in ways that are not part of one’s normal development or culture. Mental disorders are common in the United States. Within any given year, nearly 25 percent of adults and slightly over 20 percent of children are diagnosable for one or more mental disorders. While mental disorder appears to be widespread among the population, the main burden (or threat) emanates from about 6 percent of those who suffer from a debilitating mental illness.” (National Institute of Mental Health, 2011)
Certain screening tools are highly underutilized by providers everywhere. “Despite the high prevalence of mental health and substance use problems, too many Americans go without treatment – in part because their disorders go undiagnosed” (SAMHSA-HRSA, n.d.). Perhaps part of the problems is that providers may not have enough time with the patient to discuss current medical problems as well as screen appropriately for an underlying mental illness. “Diagnosis and treatment of alcohol-related problems are time-intensive procedures that often are difficult to implement in busy clinical settings” (SAMHSA-HRSA, n.d., para. 13). This time constraint may make providers more apt to shy away from figuring out a patient’s underlying mental illness. Currently,
Engaged in risky or dangerous activities which are out of character – for example drug taking, excessive spending, gambling or alcohol abuse.
The topic of mental illness had become a recurring theme in my life during 2015. Health and wellness of the mind was a topic never brought up in my household during my childhood and well into my adolescence. My father always reminded me “Ashley, were black. We don't get depressed or anxious, we just face our problems head on because we’re naturally strong people.” Constantly hearing this gave me the false notion that mental
Emotional Symptoms leading to depression, worry, intense guilt, numbness, loss of interest in previous enjoyed activities, insomnia, intense guilt,
Mental health has been a recurring topic in present society and it is a very large section of health care in general. Health can be termed as an absence of disease, but it really is much more than that and should encompass every facet of the human, mind and body. The WHO defines mental health as a state of well-being in which an individual can function properly and productively, cope with life stressors, and contribute to community. Mental health is dependent on many factors, mainly social, biological, and psychological (WHO). A mental disorder is a condition of alterations
The ‘medical model’ (Beecher, 2009), also called the ‘biomedical model’ (Germov, 2009), basis its beliefs on the theory that there is not a connection between the mind and the body (Sarafino & Smith, 2014) and illness is caused by ‘biological’ (Germov, 2009) factors that can be diagnosed and treated with medications (Germov, 2009). The biomedical model becomes problematic when applied to the treatment of mental health illness due to the cause being widely unknown and so how can mental illness be successfully treated using this model? Social factors that may have a contributory effect or allowance for preventative measures to be implemented are also not taken into consideration with the ‘medical model’ (Germov,
Statistical data reveal that 25% of adult Americans have a mental illness, and more than half of the U.S. population will develop a mental illness at some point during their lifetime (CDC; APA). "Major Depressive disorder is a leading cause of disability for ages 15-44. Major depressive disorder affects approximately 14.8 million American adults, or 6.7 percent of the U.S. population age 18 and older in a given year” while anxiety disorder affects …40 million…adults ages 18 and older…” (NIMH; APA). Comparatively, cardiovascular, diabetes, epilepsy, obesity, cancer, and asthma, and other chronic diseases are surfacing with increased frequency among the mentally ill (CDC; APA). The aforementioned finding elicits question about medical
The National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI, 2015) estimates 1 in 5- 48.8- million adults in the United States are diagnosed with a mental illness each year. Amongst adolescents and children, it is estimated 1 in 5 youth ages 13-18-(21.4%) have, or will have a serious mental illness every year (NAMI, 2015). For children ages 8-15 the prevalence of experiencing a serious mental illness at one point in their life is 13% (NAMI, 2015). Although, children and adolescents are most commonly diagnosed with mood, conduct and anxiety disorders, there are those who occasionally experience psychotic disorders such as early onset schizophrenia.
Shiner and colleagues’ primary goal of their research was to review the events following a positive screening for a mental illness in a PC setting. If there were not a solid system in place for treating mental illness post-PC, screening would not be beneficial to patients. By carrying out this research, mental health services and the design of mental health systems could ultimately be improved.
Using the symptoms check list the client advised that she has experienced the following daily: sadness, crying, irritability, mood swings,
The treatment and prevention of mental illness can be difficult, and as with physical illness, no case or result is the same for everyone. Treatment varies for each illness, as well as for individual client needs and level of severity. With the numerous choices of treatment available today, people around the world have a greater chance at not only preventing or decreasing mental illness, but also the opportunity to enhance their mental health through the public health model of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention.