American Psychiatric Association

What would you do if your liberties as an individual were taken away from you and had no say because society views you as a non-ending threat? Would you succumb or take a stand? In The Returned, societal differences are demonstrated towards the infected humans, and likewise towards marginalized groups of people. These under-represented groups are mentally ill and HIV positive. HIV positive people are despised by the general public and discriminated due to public fears of becoming infected.…

(5 things) In 2009 the American psychological association concluded that it is “unlikely” that conversion therapy can reduce same sex attractions. (executive) A 2006 study by Anthony Bogaert has shown that genes are not the only biological aspect in determining sexuality, but that the level…

One in four adults in the United States (61.5 million) is affected by a mental illness (McEnaney). Of the 61.5 million adults suffering from a mental illness, only 40% (24.6 million) are getting the proper treatment for it (Nieves). Additionally, 1/3 (250,000) of homeless people in the U.S. suffer from serious mental illness, and that number increases every day (Nieves). While health care for mentally challenged individuals in the United States has improved since colonial times, their care today…

that have a very shallow premise (Stuart, 2008). The background on mental health reveals that while the world has modernized in many spheres and most myths and stereotypes have been discarded over time, the stigma that exists in the handling and association with the mentally ill is still persistent. Ideally,…

Conversion Therapy (reparative therapy) should be banned! Conversion therapy also known as (reparative therapy) consists of a range of treatments psychologists give to their patients that aim to change an individual’s sexual orientation, or sexual identity from homosexual to heterosexual. Many have made complaints about conversion therapy. For example, that it is harmful not only to the adults who attend this program but especially harmful to the minors who are forced into this…

Homosexuality is the sexual attraction from one member of the same sex to another member of the same sex that can be found in roughly eight percent of both men and women (Rice et. al). Though this may appear to be counter-productive to the continuation of a species, it is found among many species within the animal kingdom. However it is something that humans as a species have only recently begun to openly acknowledge or understand. Part of this quest for further understanding of homosexuality…

Mental illness has been a part of human society for as long as we have existed, affecting countless individuals, families, and communities. Yet, even with its prevalence and major advancements in treatments and knowledge, people still treat it with prejudice and stigma. A recent issue that has arisen with the easier accessibility to information has been that the way the media chooses to portray mental illness greatly affects the public’s opinion of people with these illnesses. The problem with…

Dictionary.com states that mental disorder includes a wide variety of symptoms that affect thinking, mood, and behavior. Mental illnesses come in many different forms. Many different symptoms come along with mental sickness including aggression. The patient may not become aggressive from what they are feeling, but from other symptoms like hallucination. Not all mental ill patients become aggressive however, their are many cases where they do not know how to control their anger or know the…

individuals suffering from mental illness safe and off the streets. We need your help to ensure these services continue and to meet our goals at Transitional Resources. According to King County, mental illness affects about 28 to 30 percent of the American population (King County, 2012). This disease process can completely change…

deinstitutionalization to begin. Deinstitutionalization is the policy of taking the severely mentally ill out of state institutions, and then closing those institutions. The idea is that the mentally ill will no longer be placed permanently in psychiatric facilities, but will be able to have a life in the community with proper treatment from a community health center. This makes deinstitutionalization sound like a terrific idea, but it does not come without problems. Deinstitutionalization has…