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ANYONE , NO MATTER WHAT AGE, ECONOMIC STATUS OR RACE, CAN DEVELOP AN EMOTIONAL PROBLEM

ANYONE , NO MATTER WHAT AGE, ECONOMIC STATUS OR RACE, CAN DEVELOP AN EMOTIONAL PROBLEM. VIRTUALLY EVERY ONE IS AFFECTED BY PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY. About Americans develop a diagnosable mental disorder at some time in their life.

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ANYONE , NO MATTER WHAT AGE, ECONOMIC STATUS OR RACE, CAN DEVELOP AN EMOTIONAL PROBLEM

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  1. ANYONE, NO MATTER WHAT AGE, ECONOMIC STATUS OR RACE, CAN DEVELOP AN EMOTIONAL PROBLEM

  2. VIRTUALLY EVERY ONE IS AFFECTED BY PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY About Americans develop a diagnosable mental disorder at some timein their life. 1 in 2 adult At any given time nearly 1 in 5 Americans suffer from a clearly diagnosable mental disorder As many as a 1 out of 5 Americans suffer at least one episode of major depression during their lifetime 20% of the ailments for which Americans seek a doctor’s help are related to anxiety disorders that interfere with their ability to live normal lives

  3. In any given year in the US, 30% of adults and • 20% of children display serious psychological • disturbances and are in need of treatment • In addition, most people have difficulty coping at various times in their lives

  4. 50% in lifetime 2005

  5. The leading causes of disability worldwide, 1990 Unipolar major depression The global burden of disease, 1990–2020 Alan D. Lopez & Christopher C.J.L. Murray Nature Medicine 4, 1241 - 1243 (1998)

  6. Lifetime Mental Illness Prevalence LIFETIME PREVALENCE RATES OF SELECTED DIAGNOSES (%) MALE FEMALE Major depressive episode Alcohol dependence

  7. about 1 in 4Americans -ages 18 and older -suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder - in a given year. mental disorders are the leading cause of disability in the U.S. and Canada for ages 15-44. Many people suffer from more than one mental disorder at a given time. Nearly half (45 percent) of those with any mental disorder meet criteria for 2 or more disorders, with severity strongly related to comorbidity.

  8. MUCH ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR IS SIMPLY NORMAL BEHAVIOR GREATLY EXAGGERATED OR DISPLAYED IN INAPPROPRIATE SITUATIONS -

  9. NORMAL AND ABNORMAL OFTEN DIFFER IN DEGREE THERE IS A CONTINUUMFROM NORMAL TO ABNORMAL

  10. SO DON’T WORRY JUST BECAUSE YOU SEE SOME SIMILARITIES TO YOUR OWN BEHAVIOR

  11. CAN MENTAL ILLNESS BE PREVENTED ? CURED ? • NO EFFECTIVE PREVENTION • NO CURES

  12. BUT, TREATMENTS CAN SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVE THE FUNCTIONING OF PEOPLE WITH THESE DISORDERS

  13. MENTAL ILLNESS IS NOT THE SAME AS MENTAL RETARDATION MENTALLY ILL USUALLY HAVE NORMALINTELLIGENCE ALTHOUGH THEY MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY PERFORMING AT A NORMAL LEVEL DUE TO THEIR ILLNESS .

  14. MYTH: A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN MENTALLY ILL CAN NEVER BE NORMAL

  15. MENTAL ILLNESS IS OFTENTEMPORARY IN NATURE.A PREVIOUSLY WELL-ADJUSTED INDIVIDUAL MAY HAVE AN EPISODE OF ILLNESS LASTING WEEKS OR MONTHS AND THEN MAY GO FOR YEARS - EVEN A LIFETIME- WITHOUT FURTHER DIFFICULTY

  16. MANY GO UNTREATED

  17. ALTHOUGHMOSTEMOTIONAL AND MENTAL DISORDERS CAN BE EFFECTIVLY TREATED OR CONTROLLED,ONLY 1 IN 5 PEOPLE WHO HAVE THESE DISORDERS SEEK HELP

  18. TRAGICALLY, ONLY 4 - 15 PERCENT OF CHILDREN SUFFERING SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS RECEIVE APPROPRIATE TREATMENT

  19. BOTTOM LINE • PSYCHIATRIC CONDITIONS ARE– 1. EXTREMELY PREVALENT 2. HIGHLY DISABLING GOOD NEWS – FOR MANY, THERE ARE EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS

  20. What is this class all about? ABNORMAL PSYCH = BRANCH OF SCIENCE OF PSYCHOLOGY CONCERNED WITH:

  21. DESCRIPTIVE APPROACH • Populations • Prevalence and Incidence • Onset of Disorders • Acute or Insidious • Course of Disorders • Episodic, time-limited, or chronic course

  22. CAUSES OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY • Etiology • the study of a disorder begins why • Multiple Causation • biology, learning history, culture, and social factors

  23. TREATMENT AND OUTCOME • Can assist in understanding maintaining factors in prevention efforts in developing more powerful treatments

  24. Mental Health Practitioners • Clinical Psychologist (Ph.D./Psy.D.) • Psychiatrist (MD) • Psychiatric Nurse • Clinical Social Worker • Masters Level Counselor • Alcohol and Drug Counselor • Marriage and Family Therapist • Clinical Pastoral Counselor

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