Mental Illness Research Paper

Research Essay A mental illness refers to a wide arrange of mental health conditions that affects a person’s mood, thinking and behavior. Examples of of mental illness include depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, eating disorders and addictive behaviors. Although the exact cause of mental illness is not known, research has made it clear that these conditions could be caused by a combination of genetic, biological, psychological, and environmental factors. It is not personal weakness and recovery is not a matter of will or self discipline. Adolf Hitler was the leader of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945. He initiated WW2 and oversaw fascist policies that resulted in millions of deaths. Hitler believed that the Aryan people and Germany were destined to rule the world and that only people of German or Aryan blood the “Master Race” should live in Germany. He also wanted to rid Germany of the mentally ill and physically disabled because the were seen as imperfect. Early on Hitler targeted children with physical and developmental disabilities and later a euthanasia program for adults was authorized. …show more content…
However “euthanasia” in the Nazi context it was a term for a secret murder program. The program targeted the mentally and physically disabled patients living in institutional places in Germany. The euthanasia program was the first Nazi project of mass murder and it was one of the radical measures that were taken to restore the racial “purity” of the German nation. The objective of the project was eliminate what the Nazi and Nazi supporters believed to be “life unworthy of life” that group of individuals included people with severe psychiatric, neurological, or physical disabilities which represented a genetic and financial burden to the state of