WHAT IS MENTAL DISORDER?
Mental illnesses are medical conditions that affects a person's normal thinking, feeling, mood,and daily functioning. Mental illnesses can take many forms, just as physical illnesses do.Just as physical health is important, so is good mental health.Still, millions of people around the globe suffer with various types of mental illness and mental health problems such as schizophrenia, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, social anxiety,and personality disorders.Mental illnesses are still feared and misunderstood by many people, but the fear will disappear as people learn more about them. If you, or someone you know, has a mental illness, there is good newsfor them: all mental illnesses can be treated.In addition to medication treatment, psychosocial treatment such as cognitive behavioral therapy, interpersonal therapy, peer support groups and other community services can also be components of a treatment plan and that assist with recovery.In this section, you will learn about mental illnesses – which can also be called psychiatric disorders – their symptoms and treatmentWHAT IS MENTAL HEALTH?
According to WHO (World Health Organization), mental health is "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". WHO stresses that mental health "is not just the absence of mental disorder".
CAN IT AFFECT ME?
Studies say we all have the potential for suffering from mental health problems, no matter how old we are or whether we are male or female. Acoording to the National Institute of Mental Health, USA studies 26.2 % of the americans suffer from a mental disease in agiven year and 6% have serious illness
WHAT ARE THE COMMON MENTAL DISORDERS?
- Schizophrenia
- Anxiety disorders
- Depression
