Illness

belief in the genetic heritability of mental illness. Stigma impedes recovery from mental illness and, thus, represents a tremendous burden on people with mental illness and on society. The stigma of mental illness continues to be strong and pervasive in our society, and leaves lasting effects on people with mental illness. In the article “The relationship of multiple aspects of stigma and personal contact…” it says, “the stigmatizing label of mental illness has the objective external effects of…

Mental Illness and Violence Hearing about the mass shootings all over the country being tied to the mentally ill made me very interested in figuring out whether or not violent acts were really related to the mentally ill or if it was something more. It hit home when I saw that the mentally ill were being attacked as a group for these horrible mass shootings because I have a mental illness. In fact, while watching Switched at Birth, I heard my diagnosis Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)…

Mental illness is defined as a health condition that is characterized by alterations in thinking, mood, or behavior, associated with distress and/or impaired functioning (Mental Health Basics, 2013). "Both the rate of diagnosis of depression in the U.S. and rate or prescribing an antidepressant for its treatment has increased over the past two decades" (Sclar, 2012). There are also some research studies that indicate the rate of diagnosis and treatment vary by ethnicity/race (Sclar, 2012). In…

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…

makes them acclimate to the norm of sudden death. These become the inception questions without definite answers, grief, and other mixed emotions and reactions, ranging from shock to acceptance, all of which determine how people deal with terminal illness. The main concern in this paper is to address how terminally ill people cope, along with the similarities and…

I believe that mental illness is a case by case bases in that some people are more susceptible to mental illness because it runs in their family while others develop it over time because of their social status, behavior, or abuse they have endured. Mental illness is a disease that is very serious and should not be taken lightly and I believe that even the smallest of cases should be looked at with as much care as someone with a lifelong illness. I am a believer that certain people…

Identifying Patterns of Illness and Wellness It is crucial for the nurse to identify all of the patient’s illness patterns and health promotion patterns in order to provide the best quality of care for the patient. The identification of the patient’s illness and health promotions patterns will help the nurse to develop nursing diagnoses and prioritize them based on her/his nursing judgment and critical thinking. I was able to collect some important data about the illness patterns of the…

Mental illness has been increasing in prions and jails in the past decade, as shown by, "more than half of all prison and jail inmates have a mental health problem compared with 11 percent of the general population".(Anasseril) The problem is they are not receiving the help necessary to achieve a normalized life. "Yet only one in three prison inmates and one in six jail inmates receive any form of mental health treatment." (Anasseril) . This illustrates that point that an abundance of the…

I was suffering from a significant mental illness and I was expected to die in my 25th year of my life. I couldn’t keep up with any schoolwork and I was always last in the list. Because of misery and my conniving bullies, I had no friends and I was the odd one out. I shrewd like any other kid in my previous years, but my misery just kept growing stronger every heartbeat. The depressing memories reoccurred like a faulty record player. I causally walked up to my locker, my depression following…

Mental Illness, Substance Abuse and Homelessness A real challenge facing any medical professional in seeking to help the homeless population is how to provide quality care to those suffering from mental illness and/or substance abuse. Providing continual, follow up care is another layer to the challenge. When planning exactly how to help homeless with mental illness and/or substance abuse disorders, CCFD would do well to consider the words of An-Pyng Sun in her 2012 National Association of…