Mental Health
Mental Health: According to World Health Organization (WHO):
“ Mental health is a state of well-being in which an individual realizes his or her own abilities can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and is able to make a contribution to his or her community.”
The battle against mental health is one of the most difficult issues facing the health-care industry. Mental illnesses are among the top ten most common non-communicable diseases.
Mental health can affect daily routine life, relationships and physical health. Factors in people’s lives, interpersonal connections and physical factors can all contribute to mental health disruptions. Conditions such as depression, anxiety and stress can easily disrupt a person’s daily life routine.
Early Signs
There is no physical test or scan that can effectively diagnose a mental health disorder. However, people should look out for following as signs of a possible mental disorder:
- Sleeping a lot or too less
- Eating more or less than usual
- Feelings hopeless
- Being confused
- Suicidal thoughts
- Self-talk
- Becoming isolated and away from family, friends and people
- Using mood-altering substances more frequently
- Lack of interest in everything
- Consistent mood swings
- Hearing voices
- Unable to complete daily tasks
Treatment
There’s no one particular method to treat people with mental health disorders. What works for one may not work for another person. Some of the strategies and treatments can prove to be more effective in combination as compared to others. A person living with a chronic disorder needs to work closely with a psychologist/ psychiatrist to get the proper treatment.
Types of treatment are:
Psychotherapy
It generally involves taking a psychological approach in treating mental health illnesses. Cognitive behavioral therapy, exposure therapy and dialectical behavior therapy are the most common examples of psychotherapy.
Psychologists, Psychiatrists and Psychotherapists carry out this type of treatment. These therapies are helpful for people with mental health illnesses as it educates them about the root of their disease and encourages them to start working on more healthful thought patterns that support daily routine and reduce the risk of isolation and self-harm.
Medication
Prescribed medications such as antidepressants, antipsychotics and anxiolytic drugs are often used by people to treat mental illnesses. These medications can not cure mental illness but can help in improving symptoms and can help a person in performing daily activities while they work on their mental health.
Mental Health Stigma
It refers to societal disapproval, or when society places shame on people who live with a mental illness or seek help for emotional distress, such as anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder or PTSD.
The pressure of mental health stigma can come from family, friends and coworkers as well as from the society. It can be extremely dangerous as it prevents people with mental health illnesses from reaching out for help which can result in worsening of symptoms.
Mental health stigma can come from stereotypes which are generalized beliefs or false assumptions of a group of people or an organization that are often inaccurate, offensive and unrealistic. They allow a person to make quick judgement about others based on a few defining characteristics, which then they apply to anyone in the group.
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