Mental illness

Over the past century, the field of Psychology has prospered, giving way to a more in depth knowledge and understanding of those who suffer from mental illnesses. However, before the revelation of the DSM and its descendants came about, institutions and people approached mental illness in an aggressive manner. According to the video “Mental Illness History” and our class discussions, methods such as hacking, cutting, and burning the patient have been employed to “cure” them of insanity.…

what has caused or is behind said person’s metal illness. Many doctors, psychiatrists, researchers and criminologists have been debating this subject for decades dating as far back as the early/mid 1800’s. The relationship between mental health problems and committing violence/offending behaviour is a very complex situation to understand. When looking at mental health issues and crime it’s also beneficial…

acting like nothing is wrong. This is the case for many teens suffering from mental illness. A mental illness is a condition of the brain that impacts people’s behavior, thoughts, and feelings. There are many different types of mental illnesses but the most common types include major depression, anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). There are many things that could result in a mental illness not just one event such as genetics, environmental, traumatic…

forty years, the study supervised about 1.2 million patients and their relatives in order to prove a link between mental illness and creativity, also focusing on people who exert artistic or scientific professions and their higher risk of falling sick with various mental illnesses. In 2011, the team of researchers could proof that children being brought up in a family where a mental illness, particularly bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, is present are more likely to become artists and…

Living with a mental illness is a continuous, often scary struggle: symptoms make self care, interaction, and other processes significantly more difficult than with the non-mentally ill. Further challenge is presented in stigma: a mark of disgrace that leads to prejudice and stereotyping. (“What is stigma?”) Attitudes and behaviors associated with stigma are not limited to mental illness, but are very prevalent in modern society. Stigma against mental illness presents itself in fear of the…

close experiences, which talk about suicide or a crime that was a result of the individual being mentally ill. This is inevitably an issue that we are aware of as we go about our daily lives. Like obesity, mental health diagnoses and treatment has a history in the USA. In the past, mental illness was considered spiritual or a form of punishment by god. When I was growing up in Nigeria, a mentally ill person was considered an outcast and was deemed useless by family and friends. People would go…

individual living in poverty. Mental illness either genetic or from trauma, affects the way an individual relates to other people, their ability to learn in a class room setting, gain and maintain employment, raise a child, maintain a residence, or have normal interactons with other members of society. Many choose to self-medicate with drugs and/or alcohol. Those who do take medication prescribed by a doctor, may start to feel better, and stop their treatment. Mental illness such as bipolar…

The contemporary university student is at an unprecedented risk of developing a form of mental illness, mental illness referring to any “disorder that affects your mood, thinking, and behaviour” (Mayo Clinic), the culmination of which can result in the impairment of one’s ability to function in the daily rigours of university life, making University, for some students, one of the most difficult experiences of their life thus far; which may translate itself into various forms of self-harm/coping…

order to understand how mental illness contributes to addiction requires knowledge of both the diseases and how they affect each other. A vast majority of addicts suffer from mental health disorders, especially anxiety, depression or bipolar disorder. People with untreated mental health problems start using depressants and narcotics in order to self-medicate themselves. On the other hand, there are some cases where an individual begins to develop the signs of a mental illness shortly after using…

Mental Illness in the Prison System The correctional system in the United States has undergone shifts from incarceration and punishment to rehabilitation at various times over time demonstrating a need for policy and legislation that meets the needs of both offenders and members of the community. Fluctuations in opposing policies reflect the cultural values and social norms of the times, but treatment and care for incarcerated adults and juveniles who suffer from mental illness is an issue that…