Dysthymia

Mental illness is a serious disorder. It refers to an extensive range of mental health conditions that disrupts a person’s thinking, mood, feeling, ability to relate to others and daily functioning. It often results in a reduced capacity for coping with the common and regular demands of life. Mental illness can affect persons of any age and is not a result of personal weakness or lack of character. The outputs of such mental conditions are adverse which could lead to insomnia and even suicide.…

Living with Migraine Migraine is the second most common cause of headache that afflicts a large population. But it is more than just a headache for most of the sufferers.The people affected by it are debilitated, disabled and often frightened by this condition. So exactly what is migraine and what are its symptoms. How is it diagnosed and what tratment options are available? Migraine is a complex neurological condition that most commonly manifests as a headache. The headache is one sided in…

Mental illness is a serious, common problem in the world. There are more than 200 mental illnesses that exist today. More common ones are depression, anxiety disorder and bipolar disorder. 20% of the worlds children and adolescents develop or already have a mental disorder. A vast majority of them begin before the age of 14. Though, there's not much we can do for mental illnesses because we cannot stop the chemical imbalance in our brains, we can help those who do have a mental illness. I have…

Depression is a common mental disorder that affects over 20 million people in the U.S. The world health organization estimate that depression will be the second highest medical disability by 2030, this illness affects people of all ages, cultures, social positions, geographic, and demographic locations. Exposure to violence, abuse, neglect, and poverty are the likely reasons people become susceptible and vulnerable to the illness of depression. What if you were suffering from depression…

Color Blindness is defined as the inability or decreased ability to see color, or perceive color differences, under normal lighting conditions. Color blindness is also referred to as color vision deficiency. In the United States alone there are about three million cases noted per year for color blindness. This disorder seems to affect men more than it does women. It is estimated that around eight percent of males and a little less than one percent of females are diagnosed in the United…

Sydney Browning 11/13/15 9th Lit Kowalske Mental Illness There are many mental illnesses that should be addressed in the book The Glass Castle . One of the many mental illnesses that should be addressed in the book is Bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disorder is a disorder where you have frequent mood swings and it can last from a few weeks or the rest of your life. Some symptoms of this disorder are 1) Poor financial choices 2)Feeling overly high 3) Feelings of sadness 4) Fatigue and…

Tennessee Williams : If you come across reading one of Tennessee Williams plays ,you would certainly realize that Tennessee talks often about disability in his plays . He discusses disability ,not only as physical disability , but as mental more often. Tennessee Williams being a younger brother of a schizophrenic sister which he was so attached to as a young child , the devastating effects of his sister’s illness may have contributed to his interest in writing about disabilities in many of his…

Unit 1 Summary: “Bipolar Disorder: The Agony and the Ecstasy” “Bipolar Disorder: The Agony and the Ecstasy” by Thomas Wheaton gives a day in the life of someone suffering from severe Bipolar disorder including the feelings of mania and depression, along with statistics from national health and his personal experience from a young boy to now. Bipolar Disorder is a mental condition where a person experiences extreme mania and depression. There are different types of bipolar disorder, Bipolar 1, 2…

Background: University students are being diagnosed with more severe psychological problems as compared to the previous generations. These conditions include depression which can be have detrimental implications various aspects of students’ lives including their academic performances. It is essential to appreciate the role of predictor factors such as early life stressors and their impact on academic excellence. The predictor factors and their role in relation to students’ mental health and well…

Classified as a manic-depressive illness, pediatric bipolar disorder is one of the hardest psychological illnesses to diagnose in children. The psychological disorder is mainly characterized of mood swings switching from mania to depressive periods of time called episodes. Bipolar episodes in children last for a week or more. Also known as early onset bipolar disorder, it is usually more intense than the typical mood swings of a child or adult-onset bipolar disorder. Pediatric bipolar disorder…