The attitudes and beliefs of mental illnesses are shaped by personal knowledge about mental illness. Knowing in interacting with someone living with mental illness, can shape cultural stereotypes. Mental illness has a history of misunderstanding, stigmatizing, and discriminating against people with mental illness. All of these factors are still present even in educated societies and could be reduced by educating and informing their communities about mental illness. Mental health issues are alarmingly increasing around the world, and this abstract provides an opportunity to understand the different views regarding mental disorders and problems. People with mental illnesses frequently encounter social and public stigma. This abstract clarifies
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The attitude towards treatments of the mentally ill were handled differently and very by culture, the treatment in attitude changed over time. Some cultures believe that they are strange behavior was the result of a good or a bad spirit over taking them because of their sins; some believed it was a gift from God himself; some believe that they were possessed by the devil. Some ancient arabs, Greeks and Romans had ideas, knowledge, factors, and treatment methods that were very similar to modern day psychiatric medicine. Even though, our 21st century scientists and researchers are working really hard to understand the causes and develop treatments for the Mentally ill there is still in unknown factor to mental illness. There are still misconceptions, mystery, and judgment surrounding mental illness but with time, patience, and research we will come to learn and understand more about mental …show more content…
Despite this effort, many mentally ill people in the region and throughout the world continues to suffer under inhumane conditions. In some Russian cities, mentally ill prisoners lived in horrible conditions reminiscent of the middle ages and due to the lack of staff, and medication, patients remained untreated. In india , the national human rights commissions found in 38% of psychiatric hospitals, patients lived in bad conditions, and less than 50% of those hospitals had any type of mental health care professionals on staff; in 2001, 28 patients in one hospital died in a fire while chained to pillars, similar conditions exist in many other countries. In 1996, the italian government ordered 97 mental asylum were exposed. Mental Disability Rights International (MDRI), based in Washington D.C. has documented human rights abuse against the mentally ill in 23 countries including Peru, Kosovo, Hungary, Uruguay, and Paraguay. Many people are afraid to seek treatment for mental illness because of the social stigma surrounded by mental illness. Many people are afraid to be looked down upon or picked on so many people stay to themselves and deal with the illness themselves. One in five Americans approximately 20% suffer from
The attitude towards treatments of the mentally ill were handled differently and very by culture, the treatment in attitude changed over time. Some cultures believe that they are strange behavior was the result of a good or a bad spirit over taking them because of their sins; some believed it was a gift from God himself; some believe that they were possessed by the devil. Some ancient arabs, Greeks and Romans had ideas, knowledge, factors, and treatment methods that were very similar to modern day psychiatric medicine. Even though, our 21st century scientists and researchers are working really hard to understand the causes and develop treatments for the Mentally ill there is still in unknown factor to mental illness. There are still misconceptions, mystery, and judgment surrounding mental illness but with time, patience, and research we will come to learn and understand more about mental …show more content…
Despite this effort, many mentally ill people in the region and throughout the world continues to suffer under inhumane conditions. In some Russian cities, mentally ill prisoners lived in horrible conditions reminiscent of the middle ages and due to the lack of staff, and medication, patients remained untreated. In india , the national human rights commissions found in 38% of psychiatric hospitals, patients lived in bad conditions, and less than 50% of those hospitals had any type of mental health care professionals on staff; in 2001, 28 patients in one hospital died in a fire while chained to pillars, similar conditions exist in many other countries. In 1996, the italian government ordered 97 mental asylum were exposed. Mental Disability Rights International (MDRI), based in Washington D.C. has documented human rights abuse against the mentally ill in 23 countries including Peru, Kosovo, Hungary, Uruguay, and Paraguay. Many people are afraid to seek treatment for mental illness because of the social stigma surrounded by mental illness. Many people are afraid to be looked down upon or picked on so many people stay to themselves and deal with the illness themselves. One in five Americans approximately 20% suffer from