Mental Disorders
In the United States about 43 million adults, which is 18.5 percent of the population, struggles with mental health issues in a given year (http://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-By-the-Numbers) . There are many causes of mental illnesses, traumatic brain injury, biological factors or even exposure to toxic chemicals or diseases ("Mental Disorders." MedlinePlus). Approximately twenty percent of America’s population are challenged with mental disorders, ranging from toddlers to teenagers to adults. Mental illnesses respects no gender or age group. Schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, addictive behaviors and eating disorders are some of the most talked about and popular mental illnesses. An individual’s genes and family history …show more content…
People who are affected by mental disorders may react differently and have different experiences whether or not it’s the same diagnosis. One of the most known mental illnesses is depression, it is a common but serious illness that affects an estimate of 350 million people worldwide, based on traditional treatments it is said that up to 60 percent of people with depression can recover (World Health Organization 2015). Other examples of mental illnesses are schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, addictive behaviors and eating disorders which are quite common as well. One question that most of us have is what causes mental illnesses, there isn’t one accurate answer to this question but a few factors that contribute to it are psychologic trauma, environmental stressors, genetics/heredity and biology e.g. abnormal balance of chemicals in the brain, we also think about treatments and if mental illness can be prevented, which I don’t think is possible (MedicineNet 2015). Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a method of treating certain types of mental disorders by sending an electric shock through the brain which was first introduced in 1940 by an Italian professor, even though psychiatrists don’t think ECT will result in a long term benefit it is widely accepted as an effective treatment. This type of …show more content…
It affects how we think, feel and act and also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others and make choices.Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood (Mentalhealth.gov 2015). Mental illness is the actual disease or condition that uncontrollably interferes with life’s daily routines and is diagnosed medically. Mental disorders affect one in four people in the world and not every country pays attention to mental health, it’s surprising to see that some countries totally disregard mental illnesses. More than 40 percent of countries have no mental health policy and that’s a problem because that’s basically watching people who are affected by it suffer, everyone deserves to get help in some type of way, mental disorders are just as important as any other
In the United States about 43 million adults, which is 18.5 percent of the population, struggles with mental health issues in a given year (http://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-By-the-Numbers) . There are many causes of mental illnesses, traumatic brain injury, biological factors or even exposure to toxic chemicals or diseases ("Mental Disorders." MedlinePlus). Approximately twenty percent of America’s population are challenged with mental disorders, ranging from toddlers to teenagers to adults. Mental illnesses respects no gender or age group. Schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, addictive behaviors and eating disorders are some of the most talked about and popular mental illnesses. An individual’s genes and family history …show more content…
People who are affected by mental disorders may react differently and have different experiences whether or not it’s the same diagnosis. One of the most known mental illnesses is depression, it is a common but serious illness that affects an estimate of 350 million people worldwide, based on traditional treatments it is said that up to 60 percent of people with depression can recover (World Health Organization 2015). Other examples of mental illnesses are schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, addictive behaviors and eating disorders which are quite common as well. One question that most of us have is what causes mental illnesses, there isn’t one accurate answer to this question but a few factors that contribute to it are psychologic trauma, environmental stressors, genetics/heredity and biology e.g. abnormal balance of chemicals in the brain, we also think about treatments and if mental illness can be prevented, which I don’t think is possible (MedicineNet 2015). Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a method of treating certain types of mental disorders by sending an electric shock through the brain which was first introduced in 1940 by an Italian professor, even though psychiatrists don’t think ECT will result in a long term benefit it is widely accepted as an effective treatment. This type of …show more content…
It affects how we think, feel and act and also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others and make choices.Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood (Mentalhealth.gov 2015). Mental illness is the actual disease or condition that uncontrollably interferes with life’s daily routines and is diagnosed medically. Mental disorders affect one in four people in the world and not every country pays attention to mental health, it’s surprising to see that some countries totally disregard mental illnesses. More than 40 percent of countries have no mental health policy and that’s a problem because that’s basically watching people who are affected by it suffer, everyone deserves to get help in some type of way, mental disorders are just as important as any other