Mental Illness

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What is mental Illness

Mental illness is more

than being crazy

In the world of mental illness

Diagnostic and Statistical

Manual of Mental
Disorders(DSM)isthe
standardclassificationof
mentaldisordersusedby
mentalhealth
professionalsinthe
UnitedStatesand
containsalistingof
diagnosticcriteriafor
everypsychiatricdisorder
recognizedbytheU.S.
healthcaresystem.

SchizophreniaGenetics and

Inability to
separate reality
from non-reality.
Delusions and
hallucination are
symptoms that
cause erratic
behavior
Rapid or racing
thoughts

environmental
contribute to
illness
Diagnosed
between the ages
of 16-25
There are 5 types
of schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is
not a personality
disorder.

Bipolar

Unusual shift in mood.

There are two types of
bipolar categorized
mood elevation.
Type l is severe & Type
ll is a milder form of
the illness
Both phases can last
from days to months

Reoccurring episodes
of high called mania
or manic & lows which
is depression.
Manic phase: extreme
euphoria, insomnia,
talkative, & risk-taking
behavior.
Depression phase:
extremely sad,
hopeless, lethargic, &
suicidal thought

Major Depressive Disorder

A persistent
depressed mood or
loss of interest in
activities, causing
significant
impairment in daily
life.
Believed to be
caused by a
chemical imbalance
in the brain.

Involves a
combination of
symptoms such as
depressed mood
(sadness), poor
concentration,
insomnia, fatigue,
appetite disturbances,
excessive guilt or
hopelessness and
thoughts of suicide.

Treatments

Self-Medicated: individuals that use addictive or

habituating drugs to relieve their symptoms.
They are categorized as having a dual diagnosis
Medication used for psychosis (symptoms)
Psychotherapy/Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is
used so individuals can learn how to live with
their illness and learn coping techniques.
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) a procedure,
done under general anesthesia, in which small
electric currents are passed through the brain,
intentionally triggering a brief seizure. Reverse
symptoms of certain mental illnesses like
depression

The End

Work Cited
American Psychological Association
http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2011/08/mentalillness.aspx

NAMI.org
http://www.nami.org/schizophrenia

thekimfoundation.org
http://www.thekimfoundation.org/html/about_mental_ill/by_illne
ss.html

Mayoclinic.org
http://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/electroconvulsivetherapy/basics/definition/prc-20014161