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Mental health and mental illness

Mental health and mental illness. Mental health: Successful performance of mental functions with the ability to: -engage in productive activities -enjoy fulfilling relationship -change or cope with adversity Mental Illness: A clinically significant behavioral or psychological syndrome

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Mental health and mental illness

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    1. Chapter 2 Mental health and mental illness

    2. Mental health and mental illness Mental health: Successful performance of mental functions with the ability to: -engage in productive activities -enjoy fulfilling relationship -change or cope with adversity Mental Illness: A clinically significant behavioral or psychological syndrome experienced by a person and marked by distress, disability, or the risk of suffering disability or loss of freedom.

    3. Mental health and mental illness Myths and Misconceptions -Mentally ill is to be different and odd Mentally healthy person must be logical and rational Psychiatric definition of normal mental health changes over time (Sadock & Sadock, 2007) -reflects changes in cultural norms, societies’ expectations and values, professional bias, and individual differences No one definition of mental health fits all: -individuals with mental health issues have attributes of strength/high functioning -persons with mental health have issues related to dysfunction at different times in their lives)

    4. 5 Axis System Axis 1: Psychiatric Disorder Axis 2: Personality Disorder and Mental retardation Axis 3: Medical Disorder Axis 4: Psychosocial and Environmental Problems Axis 5: Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) Classifies and categorizes mental disorders Incorporates cultural awareness Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM-IV)

    5. Definition Quantitative study of distribution of mental disorders in human population Prevalence Rate Proportion of a population with mental disorder at a given time Lifetime Prevalence of Mental Disorders Published study (Kessler, et al., 2005), concluded ½ Americans will meet criteria for DSM-IV disorder sometime in their lifetime, with the 1st onset in childhood or adolescence Epidemiology

    6. Prevalence and epidemiology of the psychiatric disorders in USA

    7. Mental health vs. mental illness Signs of mental health Happiness Control over behavior Appraisal of reality Effectiveness in work A healthy self concept Satisfying relationships Effective coping strategies Signs of mental illness Major Depressive Disorder Impulse Control Disorder Schizophrenic Disorder Adjustment Disorder with work/academic inhibition Antisocial personality disorder Borderline personality disorder Substance dependencies

    8. Passed by Congress 1996 Requires insurers that provide mental health coverage to offer benefits at the same level provided for medical and surgical coverage

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