The Mental Illness Of Mental Health

Research shows the young adolescents who are exposed before 14 years of ages are more likely to develop dependence or addiction to the substance used. Another primary protective prevention method is by good and strict parenting. Parents should be able to monitor their child’s activities or influences to prevent experimentation of substances and also strong close family bonds (Ford, 2016). Support from the family members is very critical in the preventive precautions of a child. Because again one of the major factors that lead to substance about starts at home. Parents must be present throughout the childhood years to guide and orient the child.

Forget all the stereotypes of mental illness. It has no face. It has no particular victim. Mental illness can affect an individual from any background and the black community is no exception. African Americans sometimes experience even more severe forms of mental health conditions because of unmet needs and barriers to treatment. According to the Office of Minority Health, African Americans are 20 percent more likely to experience serious mental health problems than the general population. That’s why UGA third year Majenneh Sengbe is taking action as the co-founder of her upcoming organization Black Minds Daily.

According to Merriam-Webster, mental health illness is described as a broad range of medical conditions (such as major depression, schizophrenia, obsessive compulsive disorder, or panic disorder) that are marked primarily by sufficient disorganization of personality, mind, or emotions to impair normal psychological functioning and cause noticeable grief or disability and that are usually related with a disruption in standard judgement, feeling, mood, behavior, interpersonal interactions, or daily functioning. Mental health is described as a level of psychological comfort, or the absence of a mental illness. It is the "psychological state of someone who is functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioral adjustment from the perspective of positive psychology or holism, mental health may include an person 's capability to enjoy life, and produce stability connecting life activities and efforts to achieve psychological resilience. The World Health Organization, suggests mental health illness includes "subjective well-being, perceived self-efficacy, autonomy, competence, inter-generational dependence, and self-actualization of one 's intellectual and emotional potential, among others. The WHO further states that the well-being of an individual is encompassed in the recognition of their capabilities, managing with normal stresses of life, constructive work and involvement to their community. Ethnic differences, prejudiced evaluations, and competing professional

Growing up in the household under substances influence can cause severe damage to the child. Parental substance abuse has a significant impact on family function, and it may also contribute to child maltreatment. It heightens the risks to both of the physical and emotional safety of the children, and it generates children’s problematic outcomes. Children who grow up in such families may also experience mental health issues, social isolation, financial difficulties, and exposure to stressful life events and so on.

The exposure to substance abuse can occur in the early stages of childhood, according to research at least 10% of newborns are exposed to the abuse (Gruber & Taylor, 2006). Research shows that there is correlation between substance abuse and both child neglect and maltreatment (Mendoza, 2013). Not only does substance abuse dull the parent’s ability to adequately care for their child, but it can lead to problems such as violence, neglect, and physical abuse in the family home (Crosson-Tower, 2013). According to Crosson-Tower (2013) 12% of the children live with a parent or guardian who abuses drugs or alcohol. The issue of dependency on drugs and alcohol has continued to increase in adults, adolescents, and even children (Crosson-Tower, 2013).

In today’s society mental health has become something that is much more known to individuals and their families. Mental health is something that is as serious as a physical illness but it is still feared and misunderstood by many people including those who are diagnosed with mental illness (Stuart, 2012). Though you cannot see mental illness physically it inside the body and mind and can do just as much damage, if not more. There are many forms of mental illness that include; anxiety disorders, depression, bipolar, schizophrenia, eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder and phobias and panic disorders. Many individuals with mental health seek help from doctors, nurses and therapist to help overcome the challenges of mental illness (Stuart, 2013). Dealing with a mental health issue is hard enough as it is because many people misunderstand them and they carry a stigma with the mental illness that needs to be overcome by the individual. For those newly diagnosed medications are given to help improve the psychosis, hallucinations and major depressive disorder with great success, but for many the medication that is given has a side effect that makes the patient gain large amounts of weight throughout treatment (Kabinoff, Toalson,Masure,Healey,Mcquire & Hay., 2003). Not only are you dealing with stress from being diagnosed with a mental illness and learning to cope but now you are also given the stress of caring extra weight around and having people judge you because of

For our community and for children's well being it is important for all of us to be aware of how we can help prevent drug abuse. Many organizations encourage encourage early intervention but for many parents and their children the conversation is a sensitive topic. The article “Family Checkup: Positive Parenting Prevents Drug Abuse” helps parents (health care providers, and our community even) with 5 questions that help parents develop or fine tune their skills of : calm and clear communication, ability to encourage positive behavior, negotiate emotional conflicts and work towards solutions, able to “calmly” set limits when teens are defiant, disrespectful, and if or when drug abuse occurs, and - lastly - monitor teens to limit unsupervised

Data: From 2009 to 2013 the number of individuals in substance abuse treatment on a single day decreased from 45,149 to 42,945. The 2010 U.S. Census estimates reveal that there children ages 5 years and younger living in the United States were well beyond 20 million (Howden & Meyer, 2011). The risk of onset developing childhood mental health issues is greatest in the first 5 years of life (Osofsky & Lieberman, 2011). Ultimately mental health insult in infancy can increase a child’s risk for permanent future behavioral problems (Hemmi, Wolke, & Schneider, 2011). Early childhood interventions that can identify infant mental health challenges can

11 percent of all children are living in families where one or more parents are abusing alcohol or drugs and is continuing to rise. (National Survey on Drug Use and Health (U.S.), 2009, p.1-7) This increases the probability of highly disabling mental and physical disorders that are now being exposed to developing and learning children. In studies of community samples, it is commonly found that children with substance abusing parents are more than twice as likely to abuse alcohol or drugs themselves by teenage years in comparison to their peers. (Callaghan, Crimmins, & Schweitzer, 2010, p. 223) Furthermore, these children are at risk for many different negative outcomes in cognitive functioning including emotional, behavioural, and social adaptation. Therefore, it is important to find ways to avoid the risks that substance abusing parents put on their children. The main purpose of this review is to identify real solutions for substance abusing parents where it is shown to improve the children’s outcome. Moreover, we will look at evidence based programs and interventions that look promising and show that it can improve the lives of these

Mental health is an issue which many individuals quietly struggle with in their daily lives. Psychological disorders, although extremely common, are often misunderstood by those who are not educated on the subject, even those who may be suffering from a mental disorder themselves. According to the 13th edition of the textbook Abnormal Psychology (Kring et al., 2015), a psychological disorder is defined as a clinically significant behavioral or psychological syndrome or pattern that impact a person 's life. This definition is not very specific, however, since every behavioral or psychological pattern is not a psychological disorder. Defining what constitutes a psychological disorder can be tricky, however there are several characteristics that qualify a condition as a psychological disorder. Although the symptoms and causes for each psychological disorder are different, the common characteristics that make them difficult to live with can be used to diagnose and define them as a disorder.

The purpose of this study was to learn more about the factors that may influence risky behavior. They want to learn more about what puts a child in an adverse situation and how it leading to substance abuse and delinquency can be prevented (Brown & Shillington, 2017). This article also shows the research that has already been conducted. Knowing the outcomes of these researches is important in learning completely about the study. In order to find the connection between child adversity and substance abuse there must be a knowledge about the previous discoveries.

Risk and protective factors are pertinent to figuring out how to address developmental problems. It’s a matter of looking at the behaviors and conditions that originally caused it. To understand Authors risk and protective factors data and information was gathered. General facts that already existed, and supplemental information obtained from the school was collected and combined to compile this students risk and protective factors. Although all children are expected to form attachments the quality of the attachment may vary substantially depending on the parental involvement. Children’s social and emotional development is heavily influenced by the relationship they have with their parents.The mother’s history of drug addiction and the absence

Children and adolescents involved in families where alcohol and/or drug use are pronounced in the household are now viewed as being at-risk for developing drug dependency themselves, which clearly puts this issue in a whole different light despite the fact that drug dependency alone is already an epidemic in its own. Moreover, those children and adolescents growing up in a household where they’re surrounded by drugs and alcohol are unlikely to be receiving adequate care for their learning and developing needs, as the parent–or parents–are unable to sufficiently carry out the role of a parent. Consequently, they tend to grow up in an unstable and volatile environment where they have to learn to fend for themselves, all awhile witnessing the devastating effects that drugs implement on their parents; most of which they’re

The risk for substance abuse and other adverse behaviors increases as the number of risk factors increases, consequently protective factors may reduce the risk of youth engaging in substance use that can lead to substance abuse. This interactive effect of risk and protective factors is important when examining health and behaviour in youth as well as guiding prevention and intervention approaches for at-risk youth like Kelly. Kelly’s early biological development, lack of parental supervision, academic problems, history of mental health problems, peer substance use, drug availability, un healthy relationship with here boyfriend, peer rejection, and inattention from her father are risk factors associated with increased likelihood of youth substance use and abuse. Risk factors that occur during early childhood like the divorce of her parents further increase the risk of youth substance abuse. Risk factors of prolonged duration, for example, those that continue on from childhood through adolescence, are also associated with increased likelihood of youth substance abuse. The more adolescents like Kelly are exposed to protective factors that may keep them from using substances the better. The presence of multiple protective factors can lessen the

What does drug abuse truly entail? Is it possible to foresee future drug abuse while evaluating a child? How is it possible for a preschooler to be depressed? These are very important questions that are answered in three articles: “The 4 Traits That Put Kids at Risk for Addiction”, by Maia Szalavitz; “Can Preschoolers Be Depressed”, by Pamela Paul; and “Lasting Pleasures, Robbed by Drug Abuse”, written by Richard A. Freidman, M.D. These articles discuss answers to questions most people may never think about. It may seem implausible that a child as young as preschool can have a heavy disorder such as depression. It may be even harder to believe that the same preschooler is already at a higher risk for drug abuse. From a personality assessment perspective, it is intriguing to find such life changing information so far in the future.