History of mental health

It is hard to define mental illness because within our society it is viewed in many different ways. Currently, there are several definitions: mental illness as the absence of mental health, as sickness, as difficulty in social adaptation, or as unpleasant or abnormal behavior that others would label as insanity (Leighninger & Popple, 2011). The most common definition viewed by society is mental illness as a disease. However you define it, mental illness is a common health problem affecting…

One aspect of the reading that I found fascinating was the history of abnormality and development of the viewpoints to where they are today. Abnormality in the ancient times was viewed as a possession of evil spirits. Treatment for abnormality consisted of exorcism or trephination. Trephination is an operation, which involved removing part of the skull. This treatment was used for treating severe abnormal behavior by allowing a hole for the evil spirits to escape from. Later during the time of…

Mental Health Bystander’s Problem Identification Coming up with an interesting topic was a little hard for my group. We had many ideas but had to be careful of how we presented them. When coming up with a topic, we did not want to make anyone feel guilty. So we decided to tackle awareness bystanders on mental health. The reason my group member’s and I decided to come up with this topic because most people who have a mental illness are in denial. The will not state that are depress but their…

who suffers from mental illness that requires treatment and safety from mental facilities or hospital care, but there are those who are unable to control themselves due to their impulsiveness. Being impulsive can be very dangerous because of the unpredictable things one may do. According to the Mental Health Act in 1983, those who are suffering from a mental illness can be taken to hospital for treatment against their wishes resulting in a high population in hospitals and mental facility. Brooke…

The eighth chapter of study covers the above website, which is titled “LGBT Mental Health Syllabus”. This website covers the sensitive issue of the lesbian, bisexual and gay community in relation to how they deal with mental and psychiatric conditions (LGBT mental health syllabus, 2015). This online site is a bit different as it begins by welcoming the reader and letting them know what is covered within this web page. Additionally, the site goes ahead to list the topics that are covered within…

extensive component of mental health nursing. Risk, in accordance with mental health problems, may be defined as the “likelihood of violence” (Snowden, 1997) and as “suicide, self harm and self neglect” (NHS Executive, 1994). People with mental health problems are exposed to a number of risks during their illness. These may include self harm and suicide, possibly reaching further to violence and homicide. There are plentiful approaches to the management of risk in mental health nursing. The…

people. Most employers do not take the time to comprehend a possible candidate for a job with a mental illness, so they end up missing out on opportunities. This leads to ill persons rejecting the thought of being officially diagnosed. Stigma and discrimination can trap people in a cycle of illness. There are significant consequences to the public misperceptions and fears; stereotypes about mental health conditions have been used to justify bullying. For example, a child’s justification to…

must be addressed when examining the effects of enforced isolation on prison inmates. The first concern is the effect it has on mentally sound, healthy inmates and the second concern is the effect it has on inmates already dealing with some form of mental or physical illness. The manifestation of adverse reactions to isolation for a healthy inmate depend on factors such as the length of confinement, the individual, and the conditions of their confinement. Some of the reactions linked back to…

INTRODUCTION Serious Mental Illness (SMI) – also called severe or chronic mental illness – can be defined as mental infirmities that affect individuals long enough to result “… in functional impairment which substantially interferes with or limits one or more major life activities. … All of these disorders have episodic, recurrent, or persistent features; however, they vary in terms of severity and disabling effects” (Federal Register, 1993). Grave forms of depression and a wide range of…

Introduction The present study on knowledge, attitude and practice of Paniya tribes on mental illness gives an idea about tribe’s perspective on mental illness their belief and health seeking behavior. Tribes believed to be original inhabitant of the country. Because of that they called that Adivasi. Adivasi is an umbrella term used to represent the set of ethnic and tribal people of India. There around 580 tribal groups are in India. The study will conduct in people of the Paniya tribe,…