Mental Disorders Essay

advances have been made in the treatment of mental illness. There are no longer asylums full of rooms with patients behind locked doors. There are no longer executions held to eliminate the mentally ill. There are no longer ceremonies held to sacrifice one’s own kind for the superstition of bettering the future. Mental illness presents in many distinct forms of varying severity. Alzheimer’s disease, anxiety, depression and obsessive compulsive disorder are among the ever growing list of…

acting like nothing is wrong. This is the case for many teens suffering from mental illness. A mental illness is a condition of the brain that impacts people’s behavior, thoughts, and feelings. There are many different types of mental illnesses but the most common types include major depression, anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). There are many things that could result in a mental illness not just one event such as genetics, environmental, traumatic…

understanding the cause of the condition it makes recovery and treatment a difficult obstacle. However, it is accomplishable as we see Nash successfully learn to adapt and live with the disorder through the remainder of his life. Though there is a large amount of effort and support needed for dealing with the disorder it is absolutely possible. Recovery will look different based upon which of the four types of schizophrenia, paranoid, disorganized, catatonic, undifferentiated, that the…

Mental health is one of the biggest problems facing the world today. Lives have been lost through improper treatment of unstable individuals time and time again through mass shootings and other tragedies. Guns are often blamed as the culprit for these attacks but I disagree. While stronger gun control could help lessen the effects of mass shootings, it's not solving the common problem these shootings have in common with each other, the shooter is almost always a mentally unstable person. Banning…

Mental Health Act 1983) as “any disorder or disability of the mind”. Within this Act learning disabilities need to be linked with “abnormally aggressive or seriously irresponsible conduct” to be covered and a “dependence on alcohol or drugs” is not in any way considered a mental disorder. The Code of Practice 2008 under the Mental Health Act 1983 does however set out situations where an alcohol or drug dependency…

Hypochondriasis, also known as Illness Anxiety Disorder, is a disorder in which an individual is obsessed with the idea that they have a serious, life threatening illness, even though they have only mild symptoms. Individuals with this disorder’s fear of having an illness is very real to them even with an absence of legitimate symptoms. In many cases, hypochondriac individuals still have persistent fear even after a doctor assures them that they have nothing to be worried about. Often times,…

Scientific History of the Treatment of Mental Illness Treatment of mental illnesses is an area of science and medicine that has been historically stigmatized and ignored. Recently, the battle against mental illness has gained more attention from the public, with a light being shone on some of the more questionable medical practices of the 20th century. As one in five Americans still suffer from mental illnesses, mental illness is one of the most common medical ailments, yet its treatments are…

seems as though there is an alarming lack of education surrounding mental illnesses and the severity of them. While these statements can be heard in almost any high school, and with teen suicide rates “have more than tripled since the 1950’s” (King et.al, 2012) there is a lack of programs available in high school’s dealing with mental illnesses. An accumulating and alarming lack of awareness protrudes among members of society on mental health, including the population in general, patients…

rates of violent acts. In my belief, although serious mental disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder can lead to some type of violence; prohibiting the mentally ill individuals from owning a gun does not produce a great impact in lowering the rate of or preventing violent crimes or massacres. Violent behaviors between the mentally ill only accounts for a small portion of all violent crimes in the United States.…

Going to prison can be a horrifying stressful and hard event for people that are in good health. People that go to prison with mental illnesses or serious health conditions face increased stress when they are thrown into the prison system. At times these patients/inmates can be a danger to themselves and other inmates if they are not treated properly. Being able to treat people with special needs in prison can be somewhat of a problem. Making sure the inmates that are able to be, be included in…