Mental illness

Mental illness is a medical condition that interferes with a person’s thinking, feelings and the ability to connect with others and their daily functions. It mostly results in a decreased capacity for coping with the normal demands of life. Some serious mental illnesses include schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder, post traumatic stress disorder and borderline personality disorder. It can affect individuals at any age, race, religion or income

Dependant on the mental health disorder the general effects can be range from weight loss, lack of appetite, lowered resistance to infection and reduced immunity, headache, disturb sleep either too much or too little, poor self-care e.g. with schizophrenia, some effects would be paranoia , fear, aggression, social withdrawal, . All these feelings and experience can lead to losing the ability to relate to others and as individuals become experience their illness or disorder, they now longer understand

‘I’ is replaced by ‘We’ even illness becomes wellness” -Unknown. There is a problem with the mentally ill being put in jail and the way they are treated in jail. Some people believe jail is a good place to hold the mentally ill because they are seen as a threat to society, but others believe they are getting the wrong treatment and jail is not a place for the mentally ill because it makes their illness worse and causes more problems. While some believe that the mental ill belong in jails, incarcerating

I am sure if you you know someone with a mental illness that they have told you if they had a choice between being mentally ill, or being what people call normal, they would choose being normal. No one wants to be mentally ill, it sucks. It sucks because some people do not understand that why people who are mentally ill act the way they do. We cannot help it, when we are what I like to call, “off” we are not ourselves. It is not our fault that we act the way we do sometimes, it is the way our brains

Since mental illnesses cannot be seen, some people refuse to acknowledge their existence. I think that you shouldn’t be ashamed to be facing disorder like these and feel as if you have to hide it. You are not alone. Although, since the injury is not physical, most people would not know what you are struggling from unless you told them. Therefore, it is your choice. However some people think that you have a choice in the matter of having a mental illness are undoubtedly wrong. It is just like a physical

Riley B. (2008), One-scene Mental Health Training Provided through Police Departments, Journal of Mental Health Counseling Volume 30/Number 4/Pages 345–361 Literature Review As a significant increase in police contact with people with mental illness has a raised, proper training and inpatient services have decreased in the growing needs of individuals suffering mental health emergencies. Shown in the disproportionate arrest and incarceration of people with mental illness, which is a huge concern

depression it is such a negative experience, she accepts that it must be the work of devils. We know now that stressful events such as childbirth can bring on the symptoms of various mental illnesses (Gray 587), and we also know that having one mental illness can increase likelihood of having another (Mental Illness). Therefore, it is possible that Margery’s post-partum depression opened the door to symptoms of other disorders, such as hallucinations. Margery, at the end of her depression, sees a

The PSA (refer to appendix A), depicts a picture of the stigma that is attached to mental illness, in the form of “labeling”. Words such as crazy strange, cuckoo, retard, disturbed, etc. were used. The PSA showed an individual (with a mental illness or learning disability) trying to block out these words from entering her head. The most interesting thing, which is the part of the PSA that really got my attention, was a phrase, “sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will also hurt me.”

As defined by experts, a mental illness is a clinically significant behavioral or psychological syndrome or pattern that occurs in an individual and involves changes in thinking, emotion, behavior, interpersonal interactions, daily functioning, or a combination. The causes of mental illness are complex and vary depending on the theories associated to the different biological, psychological, and environmental factors. The etiology of mental illness is based on five broad models: biological, psychological

Schizophrenia, like many other mental illnesses effects thought processes,behavior, and emotions. The cause of this illness is currently unknown, but is widely researched and studied. Effects caused by this disorder are tremendous. The symptoms include, but are not limited to :Social isolation, Behavioral issues,hallucinations, mood swings,slowness in activities,paranoia, and incoherent speech. Many who live with this disorder must be closely watched and taken care of to ensure their safety and those