Mental Health Diagnoses

As Americans it becomes natural to undermine those with a mental illness. As a fact, many adults and children deal with mental illness each and everyday. There are many stories that have been told to Americans about depression, anxiety, along with bipolar disorders, with the outcome usually being a negative consequence. For the 1 in every 5 citizens that deal with a mental illness each year. Americans have neglected the fact that many adults and children deal with mental issue(s), the citizens that refrain from getting help; their well being can suffer detrimental effects, there is not a lot of awareness either taught in school, or in public perspectives, American’s stigma has perfected their

Mental illness is an increasing problem in America. Currently about 26.2% of Americans suffer from a mental disorder. A mental illness/disorder is a medical condition that disrupts a person’s thinking, feeling, mood, and ability to relate to others and daily functions. Mental illness can affect humans of any age, race, gender and socioeconomic status. However the care that is needed to effectively cure and help the people affected by the illness is not equal for everyone here in American, especially for African Americans.

In the United States alone, approximately 20% of Americans experience a mental illness in a given year, and 1 in 25 Americans live with a serious mental illness that significantly impacts one or more life activities (NAMI.org, 2015). These disorders span across the lifetime, many starting by the age of 14, and mental health care is often the root of progress or hindrance for a person whose life is impacted by these unseen disorders. Though it is not always evident that an individual is experiencing mental illness, these complications influence the daily lives of millions of people worldwide, regardless of age, culture, race, religion, or other delineation. As a result, it is vital that this sector of healthcare be thoroughly examined for inefficiencies,

Throughout the past decade, our society has seen an increase in mental health related issues, and the tragic consequences that can result when an individual is unable or unwilling to seek help. There are many kinds of mental health diseases that are notated in medical literature, and despite humans being strong physically, the human brain which is the strongest organ becomes the body’s kryptonite. The history of mental health in our society dates back many centuries, some as early as the era of Hippocrates where mental health was thought of demonic possession. As our society expanded their knowledge, as to the respect of mental health, policies and procedures have been put in place to protect those who are suffering.

The topic of mental illness had become a recurring theme in my life during 2015. Health and wellness of the mind was a topic never brought up in my household during my childhood and well into my adolescence. My father always reminded me “Ashley, were black. We don't get depressed or anxious, we just face our problems head on because we’re naturally strong people.” Constantly hearing this gave me the false notion that mental

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Mental illness covers a range of illnesses involving a person’s mental state. Even with increased knowledge and understanding today people with mental health issues may still be discriminated against and, as a result, many cases are undiagnosed as people are afraid of being stigmatized. Despite this approximately 1 in 5 Australians will experience a mental illness each year. With mental illness covering a

It is estimated that 43.5 million Americans, adults 18 or older, live with mental illness. This number represents 18.1% of all U.S. adults (National Institute of Mental Health, 2014). Stigma toward those who are seen as different have existed for as long as civilization itself, with the stigma for mental illness being one of the most prominent and long lasting that society has had to face throughout its ages (Arboleda-Florez & Stuart, 2012). Increased understanding and awareness for those individuals suffering from mental illness is necessary for us to overcome the impacts stigma has on our society.

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is a reference for health care professionals for the criteria of diagnosing mental disorders. The DSM includes charateristics, symptoms, and common language to help in this. It is periodically revised to keep up with new scientific advances and discoveries. From the DSM-IV to the DSM-V, a new chapter based on impulse control disruptive, and conduct disorders was added. The definitions of addiction and impulse control disorders were combined and rearranged to better categorize the disorders to their concepts and their possible methods of treatment. Gambling was categorized with addictive disorders, while trichotillomania and skin-picking were moved to obsessive-compulsive disorders.

When assessing the Moore family the life course perspective addresses the families overall experiences rather than assessing and assigning them a mental health diagnoses. When assessing the family for a mental health diagnoses, it was more of a stretch to fit the family member into a diagnoses rather than the diagnoses being a clear and true diagnoses for the individual. This potentially leads to inaccurately assigning a mental health diagnoses that may unjustly follow the individual throughout the remainder of their life. Using the life course perspective and life cycle stages to identify and explain the individual’s current struggle provides an understanding of any potential external and internal risk or protective factors that govern the

Yes, psychiatric diagnoses are for children. Psychiatric diagnoses can be helpful and harmful when diagnosing children. When it comes to diagnosing children, it can be problematic. Everybody have their own opinion about a child’s behavior. For an example one psychiatrist might diagnose a child with ADHD, while another may diagnose the child with bipolar disorder. How a parent is supposed to know which diagnosis to go with? What if the parents follow both procedures and none of them work. Some children have developmental delays while others don’t. Meanwhile most parents freak out and seek help when they child can just get speech lessons and tutors. These diagnosis is based off a psychiatric opinion and not objective research. Have you ever thought

Diagnosing or defining someone with a mental health disorder can be more complicated as it requires an in depth assessment. The mental health professional will determine the pattern that the client may be displaying. These patterns can be present, remitting, relapsing and or it could be a single episode. This diagnosis could be schizophrenia, mood disorders or anxiety disorder. There are four conceptual domains that are important in understanding the nature of psychiatric disabilities (Corrigan, 2016). The first domain is the diagnosis such as schizophrenia, mood disorders or anxiety disorder. Second are psychiatric syndromes. Third is co-occurring disorders, and the fourth is a disability. The signs and symptoms do vary from person to person.

Mental health—and the stigma that comes along with it—is a very important issue, one of global importance. Shah and Beinecke explain that 450 to 500 million people suffer from mental illnesses (15). Just considering the amount of people who suffer from mental illness is enough to prove that this is a global issue. Despite the large amounts of people who are affected by mental illness, only one third of countries have some sort of program to help (15). This shows the lack of concern for those who suffer from mental illness. Stereotypes affect many people, and those with mental illness are no exception. Everyone has their own preconceived perspectives and notions of mental health, and many of them are uninformed and unjustified. It is up to us to start changing our viewpoints on mental health.

Mental health has been identified as “a state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community.” However, in modern society the term mental health is often associated with a reference to mental illness. Although mental health and mental illness

It has been reported that the number of people with mental disorder is increasing in our communities at an alarming rate. Environmental and social changes are among the most mentioned causes of the accelerating rate of mental illness in society (Häfner, 1985). Despite the prevalence, about one fifth of the adult population will battle with mental illness every year ("Facts and figures about mental illness," 2014) and the acknowledgement of authorities mental illness is still given less attention then is needed to treat the problem successfully. Health bodies need to be putting more resources into this area as