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Mental illnesses can affect persons
of any age, race, religion, or income. Mental illnesses aren't the result of personal weakness, lack of character, or poor
upbringing.
Mental illnesses are treatable.
Most people w/serious mental illness
need medication to help control symptoms, but also rely on supportive counseling, self-help groups, assistance w/housing,
vocational rehabilitation, income assistance & other community services in order to achieve their highest level of recovery.
....an increased population
of Americans described mental illness in terms consistent w/violent or dangerous behavior. The percentage increased
from around 7% in 1950 to about 12% in 1996. The authors of the study attributed some of the increase to
news & other media portrayals that show overwhelmingly
negative & one-sided images of those
experiencing mental health issues....
  
What is mental illness?
Mental illness is a term that refers to all the different types of mental
disorders. They include disorders of thought, mood or behavior that cause distress & result in a reduced ability to function
psychologically, socially, occupationally or interpersonally.
People who have mental illness might have trouble handling such things
as:
- work & school responsibilities
You can have trouble w/one area or all of them, to a greater or lesser degree when experiencing a mental
illness. It's important to remember though, mental illness is a "medical illness."
You can also have more than one type of mental illness at the same time. There's
no clear line dividing mental health from mental illness.
Signs & symptoms occur on a continuum, from minimal to severe. We're learning that treatment for
mental disorders can make substantial improvements in your quality of life even if you have only subtle difficulties that
impair your ability to function at your desired level.
How is the classification of mental
illness evolving?
Today, we classify mental disorders by the symptoms you experience
& the clinical features of the illness. There are several main categories of mental illness:
- Thought disorders:
are disorders that impair your perception of reality, such as schizophrenia.
- Mood disorders: are disorders
that affect how you feel, such as persistent sadness or cycles of euphoria. They include depressive disorders & bipolar
disorder (manic-depressive illness).
- Behavior disorders: are
disorders in which feelings are acted out in potentially destructive ways, including eating disorders such as bulimia &
anorexia nervosa.
- Mixed disorders: have components
of 2 or more of the other categories. They also include other mental illnesses, such as anxiety disorder, panic disorder &
obsessive compulsive disorder.
Some disorders w/similar symptoms & clinical features are very different in terms of their
underlying biology. We suspect that there are different types of schizophrenia, w/different causes & that they possibly
respond to different treatments.
Our growing understanding of genetics & how the brain works should help lead to new discoveries
that will aid diagnosis, improve treatments & possibly allow prevention of mental disorders.
Is mental illness more common these days?
More people
seek help today than in the past. But is that because more people are ill? Or is it because now it's more acceptable to seek help, & help is more readily available?
Also, the world
is more complicated & fast-paced than it once was. Does this change in environment, or nurture, contribute to increased
mental illness? We don't know the answers to those questions.
Is mental illness whatever a culture or society defines it as?
Behaviors that are
approved of or frowned upon can vary greatly from culture to culture. But research shows a somewhat surprising consistency
in the prevalence of serious mental illness across all cultures.
Schizophrenia, occurs
in about 1% of all populations worldwide. Major depression has a consistent prevalence in countries around the world.
This info supports the idea that serious mental illnesses have a biological base common to all humans.
How does stress affect your mental health?
Going through a stressful event doesn't mean you'll
become depressed, but it can increase your risk.
Stress runs the gamut, from daily hassles, such as traffic jams & financial worries, to
major life events, such as the breakup of a relationship or the death of a loved one.
People who have experienced depression in the past
are more vulnerable to depression, especially after a major loss.
People can sink into a depression after major life events, while others seem to sail through
them & even experience personal or spiritual growth.
People w/an active, problem-solving style are less likely to experience depression
than those w/a passive, emotion focused style.
A positive coping style includes:
- Having a strong social support network of family & friends
- Trying to take a positive view of the situation
- Using problem-solving skills to tackle the situation
- Discussing your concerns w/others & maintaining friendships
How does stress affect my emotions?
Stress can come from situations such as having personal
or work problems, having too much to do or too many responsibilities, working too hard & being exhausted.
Your body responds to stress by making stress hormones. These hormones help your body respond
to situations of extreme need. But when your body makes too many of these hormones for a long period of time, the hormones wear
down your body & your emotions.
People under extreme stress
are often emotional, anxious, irritable & even depressed.
If possible, try to change the situation that is causing your stress. Relaxation methods, such
as deep breathing & meditation, & exercise are useful ways to cope w/stress.
Can emotional
problems be treated?
Yes. Counseling, support
groups & medicines can help people who have emotional problems or mental illness. If you have an ongoing emotional
problem, talk to your family doctor. He or she can help you find the right type of treatment.
What about anger?
People are sometimes not aware of what causes their anger, how much
anger they are holding inside or how to express anger.
Certain events or actions by other people can make you angry. Also,
many little things can build up to make you feel that life is treating you unfairly.
If you find yourself becoming increasingly irritable or taking unhealthy risks (like drinking
too much or abusing drugs), it may be because you have a problem dealing w/anger.
It's very important to talk
w/your doctor or a counselor about getting help if you're experiencing an anger problem.
What can I do to avoid
problems?
First, try to recognize your emotions & understand why you're having
them. Learning how to sort out the causes of sadness, frustration & anger in your life can help you better manage
your emotional health.
The roots of mental disorders
Mental disorders are changes in thinking,
mood or behavior that cause distress & interfere w/a person's ability to function. As w/heart disease & cancer, they
arise from a mixture of influences:
- heredity
- biology
- environment
Heredity is conveyed through genes, a set of instructions w/in cells that direct the manufacture of
every structure of the human body.
Some genes are expressed in great amounts throughout the life span, while others are tightly controlled
or lie dormant unless stimulated.
Probably no single gene for a specific mental disorder exists, but a composite of genes may cause an
exaggerated response to stress, an increased susceptibility to depression, or a tendency to become dependent on alcohol.
Substances produced by the body, such as sex hormones, also exert their effects. Aspects of the environment,
ranging from exposure to chemicals to social influences, may nudge these genes into action.
A glimpse into factors contributing to the most common mental illnesses provides a hint of this interplay.
Anxiety & depression: Exploring ancient terrain
Just as doctors take pictures of clogged
blood vessels, they're beginning to map circuits of the nervous system that are prominent in mental disorders.
Scientists believe the amygdala, an almond-shaped structure in the temporal lobes of the brain, may help transmit the emotions
& sensations that typify anxiety & depression.
The amygdala picks up & processes signals from areas of the brain that sense danger. It
has connections to circuits of nerve cells (neurons) & to sites in the brain that recall past experience & govern
hormone release.
Evidence suggests that, like a dispatcher in a taxi company, the amygdala sends signals to
parts of the nervous system that perceive fear & prompt the stress response, also known as the "flight-or-fight response."
The heart pounds, breathing quickens, sweat pours, the mouth goes dry, blood pressure rises
& muscles tense.
Neurons in the amygdala & other regions
of the brain secrete a hormone known as corticotropin-releasing
factor (CRF).
CRF turns on a cascade of other hormones
that trigger the stress response. Studies of depressed people have found higher levels of CRF in their spinal fluid. Animals
given CRF injections undergo changes similar to symptoms found in depressed or anxious people:
- insomnia
- decreased appetite
- decreased sex drive
- hyperactivity
- an exaggerated startle response
Research suggests that early life trauma, such as child abuse can predispose a person to
anxiety & mood disorders later in life.
One proposed mechanism is the neural circuits & hormonal systems that trigger the stress
response become chronically hyperactive.
Women are twice as likely to become depressed as men are, & sex hormones are believed to play a role in this difference. Studies have revealed
links between estrogen & stress hormones that are believed to play a role in depression.
These findings can direct the development of new therapies. Tests are under way to determine
if medication that blocks the action of CRF is safe.
Mental illnesses strike individuals in the prime
of their lives, often during adolescence & young adulthood. All ages are susceptible, but the young & the old are
especially vulnerable.
Without treatment the consequences of mental
illness for the individual & society are staggering:
- unnecessary disability
- unemployment
- substance abuse
- homelessness
- inappropriate incarceration
- suicide
- wasted lives
The economic cost of untreated mental illness
is more than 100 billion dollars each year in the US.
The best treatments for serious mental illnesses
today are highly effective; between 70 - 90% of individuals have significant reduction of symptoms & improved quality
of life w/a combination of pharmacological & psychosocial treatments & supports.
- Early identification & treatment is of
vital importance
- By getting people the treatment they need early,
recovery is accelerated & the brain is protected from further harm related to the course of illness.
- Stigma erodes confidence that mental disorders
are real, treatable health conditions.
We have allowed stigma & a now unwarranted
sense of hopelessness to erect attitudinal, structural & financial barriers to effective treatment & recovery. It's
time to take these barriers down.
10/22/03
Study: 1 in 5 Prisoners Is Mentally Ill
There are more mentally ill people in the nation's prisons
& jails than there are in mental hospitals, a new study has found.
Approximately 1 in 5 of the 2.1 million prisoners in
the US have serious mental disorders, according to the study by the Human Rights Watch.
The New York Times reports that the number of
incarcerated mentally ill people is rising sharply, & that the percentage of ill female inmates is much higher than that
among men.
The group concluded that jails & prisons are becoming
a default mental health system, in large part because so many hospitals have closed & the prison population has quadrupled
in the last 30 years, the Times reports. Only about 80,000 people are housed in mental hospitals.
"I think elected officials have been all too willing
to let the incarcerated population grow by leaps & bounds without paying much attention to who in fact is being incarcerated,"
Jamie Fellner, an author of the report and director of US programs at Human Rights Watch, told the Times.
Boost
From Poverty Helps Kids' Mental Health
Casino windfall
leads to unique study
By Adam
Marcus
HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Oct. 14 (HealthDayNews) Climbing out of
poverty significantly reduces the likelihood of childhood mental illness, says a new study that looked at the effects of a
casino opening on Indian tribal welfare.
The study, which appears in the Oct. 15 issue of the
Journal of the American Medical Association, compared rates of poverty & mental health among Native American &
other children living in rural North Carolina between 1993 & 2000. Before the opening of the casino on land belonging
to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, poor children in that tribe were about twice as likely as wealthier youth to suffer
from emotional & behavioral disorders.
After the gaming began, the impact of the new revenue
on the tribe's mental health was dramatic. Rates of rebellious & aggressive behavior among children lifted from poverty
by the annual distribution of casino money fell to those among children who'd never been poor at all.
Economic improvement didn't reduce rates of depression
or anxiety disorders, which may have strong genetic causes. Nor did the infusion of cash reduce rates of mental illness in
Indian children whose families had never been poor. However, moving out of poverty reduced the prevalence of certain emotional
problems in non-Indian children living in the same area of North Carolina, suggesting that the benefits of wealth on mental
health are the same regardless of ethnicity.
"Several studies have looked at impact of income supplements
on children's behavior, but it's rare that you can deal with it experimentally," says study leader Elizabeth Jane Costello,
a Duke University psychiatric epidemiologist. "Since everybody in one community received an income supplement, you could rule
out the possibility that any change in a child's behavior" was associated with changes in the qualities of their parents.
However, nearly all the effect of income on childhood
mental illness was due to its impact on the ability of parents to supervise their children, the researchers say. Poor families
that suddenly received money reported less "time stress" at home, Costello says. The opening of the casino also reduced the
number of new single-parent families in the group who moved out of poverty, but the researchers declined to speculate as to
why.
The 8 year study followed 1,420 children, aged 9 - 13,
living on or near Cherokee land. 1/4 of the children belonged to the tribe. 4 years into the research project the tribe opened
its casino, earning a windfall for every tribal family; children under 18 had the money put in trust. That money was enough
to boost 14% of the families in the study, all Cherokees, out of poverty. Of the rest, 53% stayed poor & 32% were never
poor.
Non-Indians didn't get an annual payout, but some of
those families moved out of poverty anyway.
Symptoms of behavior problems plunged 40% in children
lifted from poverty by the arrival of the casino. Rates of acting out didn't change after the casino opened in children who
stayed poor or who weren't poor to begin with.
Psychiatric illness is notoriously rife on reservations
& among Indian tribes. A recent study, for example, found that 30% of men & 18% of women who belong to 7 tribes
in Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Oregon, Maine & Arizona had some form of diagnosable alcohol problem. The study, reported in the
September issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, found high rates of child abuse in tribe members with
alcohol issues.
Mary P. Koss, a public health researcher at the University
of Arizona who led that study, calls the latest work a "magnificent opportunity" to assess the impact of poverty on child
health. However, Koss says, it leaves important questions unanswered.
Some poor families, for example, were helped more than
others by money. What distinguishes the families that money couldn't help from those for whom it made such a difference? "It's
not just money, it's how people use money," she says.
Of the 562 federally recognized tribal governments,
201 engage in some form of gaming, according to the National Indian Gaming Association. In 2001, Indian casinos & other
gaming facilities generated $12.7 billion in revenue.
More information
For more on Indian health and welfare, visit the Indian Health Services. And for more on Indian gaming, try the National Indian Gaming Association.
SOURCES:
Elizabeth Jane Costello, Ph.D., professor, medical psychology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, N.C.; Mary P. Koss,
Ph.D., professor, public health, University of Arizona, Tucson; Oct. 15, 2003, Journal of the American Medical Association
Last updated 10/14/2003.
This article can be
accessed directly by clicking here
Tips on dealing w/your emotions
- Learn to express your feelings in appropriate ways.
Keeping feelings of sadness or anger inside takes extra energy & can
cause problems in your relationships & at work or school. It's important to let people close to you know when something
is bothering you.
Emotions can be powerful. But before you get carried away
by your emotions & say or do something you might regret, consider the possible positive & negative consequences.
- Strive for balance in your life.
Don't obsess about problems at work, at school or at home. Focus
on positive things in your life. Make time for things you enjoy.
- Take care of your physical health.
Physical & mental healths are 2 sides of the same coin. Take care
of your body by exercising regularly, eating healthy meals, & getting enough sleep. Don't abuse drugs or alcohol.
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Mental illnesses are biologically based brain
disorders. They can't be overcome through "will power" & aren't related to a person's "character" or intelligence
Is depression a form of mental illness?
Yes.
It's an illness that affects how you think, feel & act.
Many people say they're depressed when they feel:
But the medical illness of depression is more than
a fleeting bad mood or period of stress. True depression,
what doctors often refer to as depressive illness
or clinical depression, is different
from normal sadness or despair.
Doctors now recognize depression as a medical disorder, an illness w/a biological basis that's often influenced
by psychological & social stress.
Mental disorders fall along
a continuum of severity. The most serious & disabling conditions affect 5 to 10 million adults (2.6 5.4%) & 3 to 5
million children ages 5 to 17 (5 - 9%) in the US.
As the understanding of brain chemistry & function improves, does
it make sense to conclude, as some do, that almost all mental illness is caused by a problem w/your brain's chemistry?
No, not entirely.
We know that many serious mental illnesses do have a strong
biological basis. But that's not the entire story.
Some people, might have an inherited, biological tendency to develop depression. They can experience serious depression even though no specific event triggers it.
Others have no known inherited tendency for depression. But if something happens, such as the
death of a loved one, it can trigger major depression.
We don't yet know if the underlying neurochemical
aspects of these two depressive reactions are the same.
In other words,
one person may have mental illness because of:
- their nature
- their genetic vulnerabilities
- their neurochemical functioning
And another person may have mental illness because of:
- nurture - an environmental cause that perhaps then alters their neurochemistry.
Most of
the time, it's probably a complex interaction of both nature & nurture.
A broad range of medications is now available to treat mental
disorders. Has the effectiveness of these medications made counseling, or talk therapy, less important?
No, there's still a role for counseling.
Medication might be all that some people need to restore their brain chemistry to a more normal
state.
But for others, medication, although effective, doesn't alter the way they cope w/the stress
that might have contributed to their illness.
Counseling & education can help change coping behaviors. These strategies can also help
them understand & modify risk factors for their illness.
Very often, a combination of medication & counseling is most effective. In some cases,
medication is entirely ineffective & counseling alone can help.
Mental disorders are the leading cause of disability
(lost years of productive life) in the North America, Europe & increasingly, in the world. By 2020, Major Depressive illness
will be the leading cause of disability in the world for women & children.
Some people worry that w/the increasing use of Prozac & other
medications, we're becoming a society of medicated personalities; meaning our moods become artificial when we use these medications.
Is there any merit to that belief?
It's true that medications used extensively a few decades ago could alter personality. People
on tranquilizers could become unnaturally calm, sometimes to the point of being zombie-like.
People on stimulants could become unnaturally active. The drugs had those effects on everyone
who took them, whether they had a mental disorder or not.
The newer drugs don't tend to have an effect if you don't have symptoms, such as depression.
Even medications used to treat schizophrenia & other thought disorders don't alter your personality.
They treat specific symptoms of schizophrenia,
such as hallucinations, delusions or social withdrawal.
These drugs seem to act selectively to create a more balanced brain chemistry. They correct
a chemical imbalance of the brain - or depression; an illness that otherwise causes disturbed sleep, altered eating habits
& reduced ability to experience joy.
Modern drugs allow a fuller expression of a person's
real personality, which the illness masked.
 What is Alternative Mental Health?
For the past 2 centuries, the treatment
of severe mental symptoms has been the province of that branch of medicine called - "psychiatry."
The most common treatments psychiatry
has offered in the past 50 years have included psychosurgery, electroshock therapy & other forms of shock treatment as
well as drugs.
Today drugs prevail as the
accepted & widespread antidote for mental troubles.
The psychiatric approach views "mental
illness" primarily as an incurable, genetic ailment that has to somehow be "controlled."
However, many people don't want these
treatments for themselves or their loved ones. Many don't believe that "mental illness" is a life sentence from one's
genes. Quite a few don't believe "mental illness" even exists as such.
Over the years numerous observant
physicians have discovered that psychiatric treatments aren't the only answer. There are, in fact, alternatives to standard
psychiatric care.
The best alternatives find the root causes of the severe mental symptoms & cure them.
The sources may be:
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nutritional problems
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allergies
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glandular ailments
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heavy metal poisoning
-
infections
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a combination of these
-
other problems
Thousands of documented cases exist
of people who've successfully recovered from a diagnosis of "mental illness" when they were, in fact, physically ill. They
only improved when their physical disorder was discovered & treated.
As a simple example, Dr. Carl Pfeiffer, one
of the early researchers into nutritional treatment of the mentally disturbed, found that 90% of patients classified as "schizophrenics"
could be "socially rehabilitated" through nutritional means.
These same patients are generally
considered "incurable" by psychiatrists & are normally relegated to a lifetime on drugs.
For those who're suffering
from mental ailments, even if the root causes can't be found, many alternative remedies exist that soothe symptoms w/out the
toxic effects of drugs.
Reflexology massage, special nutrients
& herbs are but a few of the treatments that can safely soften the pain of extreme mental suffering.
Resolving
mental troubles through alternative means isn't the same quick fix as drugs. It commonly requires testing of blood, urine,
etc., w/a Sherlock Holmes attitude, intent on tracking down the physical source of the trouble.
Sometimes a number of approaches
must be tried before success is achieved.
But the reward, of course, is the eradication of the cause of the severe
symptoms & the avoidance of a lifetime on psychiatric medication.
Alternative mental health is a growing force
in today's world - a beacon of hope for the many who seek a choice over the treadmill of daily medication.
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Natural Remedies for Depression
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