Over the past century, the field of Psychology has prospered, giving way to a more in depth knowledge and understanding of those who suffer from mental illnesses. However, before the revelation of the DSM and its descendants came about, institutions and people approached mental illness in an aggressive manner. According to the video “Mental Illness History” and our class discussions, methods such as hacking, cutting, and burning the patient have been employed to “cure” them of insanity. Fortunately, we have turned to more humane methods with recent breakthrough in therapy and medications. However, people still frown upon those proclaiming to have diagnosed with illnesses such as depression, bipolar, etc. This raises the question: why does the
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The staff feels that they have seen every trick in the book for problematic children, so they forget that most patients genuinely wish to seek help. However, when I was admitted as an adult, I felt that the staff actually listened and took my explanations seriously by not assuming I was a problematic teenager. Keep in mind, both of my inpatient experiences occurred less than a year apart, but long enough for me to reach 18 years of age. Did being admitted with an adult status truly induce such a significant reaction from the staff?
Referring to the negative stigma that shrouds those mental illness, I feel that the reason my experiences were so different is because people have just recently accepted the extent that adults experience depression, bipolar, and schizophrenia disorders. We can not truly expect them to already have grasped that mental illness can also trickle down to younger generations. People who are constantly told to “get over it” suppress the desire to seek help because no one wants to be seen as
The staff feels that they have seen every trick in the book for problematic children, so they forget that most patients genuinely wish to seek help. However, when I was admitted as an adult, I felt that the staff actually listened and took my explanations seriously by not assuming I was a problematic teenager. Keep in mind, both of my inpatient experiences occurred less than a year apart, but long enough for me to reach 18 years of age. Did being admitted with an adult status truly induce such a significant reaction from the staff?
Referring to the negative stigma that shrouds those mental illness, I feel that the reason my experiences were so different is because people have just recently accepted the extent that adults experience depression, bipolar, and schizophrenia disorders. We can not truly expect them to already have grasped that mental illness can also trickle down to younger generations. People who are constantly told to “get over it” suppress the desire to seek help because no one wants to be seen as