Awareness about Mental illness

The history of abnormal behaviors and mental illness has been a very controversial topic filled with trials and tribulations. According to the references of abnormal behaviors in the early writings, the Egyptians, Greeks, Chinese and Hebrews often attributed it to demons or gods who had taken possession of a person. The individual’s symptoms would determine whether they would be perceived as being possessed by evil or good forces. If the individual displayed behaviors gravitating towards a…

“Mental illness refers to a wide range of mental health conditions - disorders that affect your mood, thinking and behavior” according institute of Mental Health. Mental illness can prevent you from doing your regular activities such as driving, talking and even interacting with other people. We should treat people with mental illness with a little more compassion and try to understand what they are going through before judging. I’ve heard multiple cases in which people with problems get treated…

“Mental health is an integral part of health; indeed, there is no health without mental health” (World Health Organization, 2014). Furthermore, the World Health Organization website (WHO) defines mental health as: “a state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community” (World Health Organization, 2014). In the United States, the…

Dart writes about the problems he sees in America concerning mass shootings, and who is blamed for them. Tom points out that America has a bad habit of jumping onto bandwagons, and a big one right now is blaming the mentally ill for mass shootings. While it is by all means true that a few mental ill people do pose a major threat, the problem is that they do not speak to the majority. Another major problem is that there is no money being spent on mental health. In fact Tom talks about the money…

discuss in fear of offending someone or bringing tension to the table. As a daughter who has dealt with a family member who has a bipolar disorder, I know exactly how that may feel. In the society that is lived in today, it’s difficult to talk about mental illness without being told you’re overreacting or without someone else bringing their own problems into the mix. In my community, it is no different. People don’t necessarily believe that a bipolar disorder is a…

The Insanity of Insane Asylums Mental institutions have always had a taboo outlook of public opinion and are subject to tacky horror movie plots, scary stories, and fears among the public; but with good reason. Within the 1950’s and 1960’s the amount of admitted persons in mental institutions reached its peak at 560,000 patients. As we look to the so called “treatments” of the time they are borderline medieval torture-not even considering the absurd and outrageous facilities that the patients…

system. Prisons face a lack of necessities and are full of racism. Offenders are given free or subsidized post-secondary education, and given jobs in the community. These prisons don't have adequate training on dealing with inmates who suffer from mental health issues and are incredibly overcrowded. All of these things combined make Canada's prison system the worst part of Canada's legal system. Prisons…

For almost a hundred years, the American servicemen had spawned generations of children in Asia. In the Philippines, Japan, Korea, and throughout Southeast Asia, tens of thousands of Amerasian children fathered by American soldiers were left behind. Indeed, the leftover of human action and the consequence is tragic. Trapped between two nations, neither of which accepts, acknowledges, or ratifies them; the Amerasians face the bleakest moments of life. They live in extreme poverty and are…

Most people outside the psychiatry expertise do not have direct experience or scholarly knowledge about mental disorders like schizophrenia. Because of this, most of the population’s understanding of mental disorders stem from the media. News and popular films through their content can create certain perceptions, or stigmas, of mental illnesses. Certain movies, like the Beautiful Mind, show schizophrenia in a positive light in which the disorder is linked to genius. On the other hand, media…

Narcissism has become one of the most commonly discussed personality disorders outside of diagnosis. If asked most people would be able to define and list trait characteristics of what it is meant by someone being “narcissistic”. According to the DSM-5, narcissism is defined by an inflated sense of own importance, a deep need for admiration and a lack of empathy for others. (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Although this definition is clear and concise in its criteria for NPD, it is…