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Social inclusion is all important in the recovery of patient with mental disorders. However, as they are considered as the excluded group in a society, they may encounter some barriers in the recovery pathway. The demeanour and thinking ability of a person with a mental disorder may differ from a healthy person. According to the latest study carried on by the Ministry of health, New Zealand, it is evident that mental disorder is not rare in adult but higher when compared to other age groups.…

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 that is being taken out of the budgets that would help with mental health. Overall the article is a very level headed, statistical, agreeable writing into the world of the…

experience in the mental health field. Julie has an education in nursing and has had previous employment on the psychiatric floor in a hospital for many years. Julie has a master’s degree in counseling from Bradley University. Along with having multiple other titles such as a B.S.N., R.N, M.A., NCC, LCPC, Level 1 EFT Therapist, PATH Int. Member. The certificates and training she has had are addictive disorders, adhd/add, anger management, autism/related disorders. Bipolar disorder, body…

Alliance on Mental Illness called “Depression Is,” Ingrid Vasquez shares her story of her journey through depression and how her culture disrupted her mental illness. This blog is part of a series titled “You are Not Alone,” which gives individuals who have mental illness the opportunity to share their stories and impact the lives of others, whether that impact be to professionals (i.e. doctors, researchers, therapists), those who can relate to the situations (i.e. others with mental illness or…

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…

Homelessness is a big issue in California, every single night thousands of adults are sleeping in our streets. This image doesn’t reflect the values and norms of being an American. According to the National Alliance to End Homeless, over 610,042 people experience homelessness on any daily bases in the United States. The number of homeless people living in shelters or on the streets has increased by 3,895 adults since 2010. California alone has 66.7 % of homeless that lack shelter that is the…

The roots of mental illness are prominent in teenagers and is proven by the clash over the increment of teen mental illnesses in the United States. Illnesses such as depression and anxiety come to mind when we think about the negative impacts teens get from places like their school or their work. The growth of these mental illnesses in teens briskly spread from one place to another in the United States. Most teens have come across health issues from negative influential places such as from the…

Anne Sexton gives us a glimpse into the most intimate parts of her life through her confessional poem, “The Double Image.” Since Sexton is confessing about her life after post-traumatic stress disorder, we would assume that she is always being completely honest; however, we see that some events of the poem are merely figments of her imagination. Just when we think we understand, she hits us with the brutal reality that is her life. Sexton uses rhymes and writes in child-like phrases to explain…

while research shows that men make up more than ten percent of eating disorder sufferers. Public misperceptions about eating disorders are still common. While many individuals receive treatment and recover to lead a healthy life, anorexia remains the mental illness with the highest mortality…

Mental illness is a matter of is it real or not. Many people say yes because they have seen the effects it has on loved ones while other say no because there is no scientific evidence. However, there is plenty of physical evidence it is just hard to find out what is going on. Mental illness is not know as someone getting sad every once in awhile. It is supposed to represent the extreme cases. If someone believes that mental illness is not real. It would probably be thought that mental health is…