MENTAL HEALTH
SUMMARY: what are
some causes of mental
health?
Mental illness is a medical condition. It may
have an impact on your behavior, emotions,
or thoughts. It may have an effect on how you
view the world. Distress can result from a
mental disorder. It might have an impact on Actions Taken to Cope With Depression at Different levels of Severity
how you handle daily activities, how you
Many people occasionally experience mental health
behave in relationships, and how you handle
issues. But when recurrent signs lead to regular stress
work-related stress. (Health Direct, 2023)
and hinder with productivity, a mental health issue
Mental diseases are illnesses that change the
turns into a mental disorder. A mental illness can make
way you think, feel, and act. Depression,
you miserable and lead to issues in your day-to-day life,
anxiety, and schizophrenia are just a few of
including relationships, job, and school. (Mayo Clinic,
the more kinds. You might have changes in
2022) Understanding how to prevent mental disorders,
your mood or hunger, had dreams, or lose
identifying when a disorder is developing, knowing
interest in things you used to enjoy. Getting
about available treatments and help-seeking options,
help, like therapy and medicine, may help you
knowing about effective self-help techniques for less
deal with your problems. Also, it changes how
severe issues, and knowing now to administer first aid
you handle your feelings and emotions. You
to help those who are experiencing a mental health
might be nervous or empty, have fast moving
crisis or developing an mental disorder are just a few of
thoughts, or have trouble sleeping or eating.
the various elements that make up mental health
(Cleveland Clinic, 2022)
literacy. (Jorm, A. F., 2012)
4 FACTS NOTEWORTHY
POINTS:
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Almost half the population has experienced a
mental health disorder at some time in their ●
One of the main causes of impairment is
life. (Health Directs, 2023) mental illness. Severe emotional, behavioral,
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There are many factors that includes genetic, and physical health issues can result from
brain chemistry and functions, and life untreated mental illness. Issues that are
experiences and environment. (Cleveland occasionally connected to mental illness.
Clinic, 2022) ( Mayo Clinic, 2022)
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Mental disorders in the United States and ●
A person may have a mental disorder if their
numerous other countries have demonstrated ideas, feelings, or behavior drastically alter.
that the prevalence rates are significant. (Jorm, Changes may occur abruptly or gradually over
A. F., 2012) an extended period of time. A person who often
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The risk factors are a history of mental illness in handles life effectively man begin to struggle
a blood relative, and having stressful life with their everyday tasks. ( Health Directs,
situations, such as a loved one's death ( Mayo 2023)
Clinic, 2022) ●
There is no reason to feel ashamed about
mental health issues, which are widespread.
ISSUES These conditions are neither weakness nor
defects in character. They are frequently more
The issue that people are having with mental
complicated than they appear and can have a
health is that the conditions that someone is
wide range of causes. (Cleveland Clinic, 2022)
feeling, the way that they are behaving or the
way that they are acting and having some
kind of feelings they feel and the affect that
they are thinking
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Health Direct. (2023, September). Mental illness. Health Direct.
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Jorm, A. F. (2012). Mental Health Literacy: Empowering the
Community to Take Action for Better Mental Health. The American
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Cleveland Clinic. (2022). Mental Health disorders: Types, Diagnosis
& Treatment Options. Cleveland Clinic; Cleveland Clinic. https://
[Link]/health/diseases/22295-mental-health-
disorders
Mayo Clinic. (2022). Mental Illness - Symptoms and Causes. Mayo
Clinic. [Link]
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