These are a couple important things I have learned for how to handle my relationships. ————————————– Read Mental Health for the Digital Generation vlog on HealthyPlace.com: America’s Mental Health Channel www.healthyplace.com
Answer the questions below and make your own video! What is your mental illness? When were you diagnosed? Who knows about it? What treatment have you had for it? Hardest part about living with a mental illness? Something that surprised you about your illness or recovery? What is one false assumption about your particular disorder you want to correct? What is one false assumption about mental illness you want to correct?
A motivational video to inspire those who have been stigmatized by mental illness. Music- “Why” By: Rascal Flatts I DO NOT OWN COPYRIGHT. I used this song purely because it has relevance to the topic. Please, feel free to use or post my video where you wish, but please send me a message letting me know where it is posted! I love to know who I’m helping by having you broadcast this video! It really touches me! Thanks!
This is a video that my psych lecturer gave me to put up here. Here’s the description he gave me: Professor Lu Ketut Suryani is a Balinese psychiatrist and the director and founder of the Suryani Institute for Mental Health (www.suryani-institute.com ) in Denpasar. In addition, she is the president of the Committee Against Sexual Abuse (CASA), the chairperson of the Indonesian Cultural Psychiatric Association, and the former Head of the Department of Psychiatry (1997-2005) of the Udayana University and the Sanglah Hospital in Denpasar. Professor Suryani has been very active in her community, trying to help with mental health issues around paedophilia (she has been an expert witness in a number of court cases), suicide prevalence and prevention, and severe mental illnesses, like psychosis. In her latest project, she and her team ran a 10-month survey (2007-2008), in an attempt to uncover the prevalence of mental illness in Bali. According to the official governmental position, mental illness is almost non-existent in Bali. However, after interviewing almost half a million Balinese, she uncovered a far more sinister reality. She estimates that over 7000 people in Bali suffer from serious chronic mental illnesses, but are not reported (and naturally not treated). For various reasons, financial, social, political, educational, or simply shame, their families have been reluctant to seek help, while the few who did never received any. Therefore, as a last resort, these families …
Pharma Front Group, NAMI, National Alliance on Mental Illness Dr. Breeding discusses how the National Alliance on Mental Illness is really mostly paid for by the pharmaceutical industry to help promote mental health treatments and sell more psychiatric drugs. Purported as a non-profit advocacy group, NAMI helps promote the agenda of biological psychiatry to push drugs on mental health consumers by forwarding the Big Pharma marketing line that mental disorders are caused by chemical imbalances in the brain. Dr. Breeding goes over how powerful mind alternating drugs like SSRI antidepressants, antipsychotic and ADHD stimulant medications dont actually cure mental problems but cover symptoms of mental distress, numb the person, etc. Is NAMI really an advocacy group or are they bought and paid for by drug companies to help produce profit? Dr. Breeding has a Ph.D. in psychology is the author of several book. Visit Dr. Breeding’s Website at www.wildestcolts.com This video was produced by Psychetruth http www.myspace.comCopyright © Target Public Media 2009. All Rights Reserved. This video may be displayed in public, copied and redistributed for any strictly non-commercial use in its entire unedited form. Alteration or commercial use is strictly prohibited.
What Is Mental Illness? Schizophrenia to Bipolar Psychology Psychiatry Mental health trauma Icon Photo by Gabriela Camerotti www.flickr.com Visit Dr. Breeding’s Website at www.wildestcolts.com This video was produced by Psychetruth http www.myspace.com Copyright © Wildest Colts 2009. All Rights Reserved.
While there have been many advances made in the mental health field over the last quarter century, with mental health professionals acknowledging more and more mental illnesses and how they develop, one aspect of mental health is still not widely discussed. This is the actual impact that physical illness has on one’s mental health.
In fact, few people who are not in the mental health field even consider the part that physical illness plays when it comes to mental health. For example, when you get a cold, you may be a little irritable, and most of us would attribute the fact that we don’t feel good to that irritability.
However, it goes a little deeper than that. When we don’t feel good – even if feeling bad comes from a simple cold – we also tend to feel a little ‘blue.’ Things that would not otherwise be a big deal in our lives become a little larger. We do not respond or react as we normally would.
Fortunately, the cold does not last long, and we get back to being ‘normal.’ But what if that cold turned into a long term illness, or even a fatal illness? How does that affect our mental health? It affects every area of your life, including personal relationships, social interactions, work, and even religious beliefs and spirituality. With such illnesses, it isn’t even so much a question of not feeling good, in the physical sense. It is a question of not feeling good in the mental sense.
Naturally, when confronted with long-term illnesses, no matter how mild or serious they are, we experience a range of emotions, such as anger, worry, and sadness. We feel that our bodies let us down. We feel that we have no control. We may feel lonely or feel that people don’t understand what we are going through.
The biggest concerns, from a mental health standpoint, when it comes to long-term illness, are depression and anxiety. It is not at all uncommon for someone who is suffering from a long-term physical ailment to experience either of these conditions. It is, however, often overlooked and left untreated. This, of course, can be very dangerous, and as research has shown, even have a negative impact on the physical recovery process.
These days, doctors are more aware of how physical ailments affect our mental health, and they are on the lookout for signs of anxiety or depression in their patients. However, for the most part, your doctor will not be aware that a problem exists if you are not open and honest with them about your feelings and what is going on in your life.
Overall, it is perfectly fine and perfectly normal to feel a little blue when you are under the weather. But when it comes to long term illnesses, you need to be able to recognize the signs of depression and anxiety. When you see those signs, let your doctor know immediately, and seek treatment. Don’t try to ‘go it alone’ and do not assume that ‘it will pass.’
Jennifer B. Baxt, LMFT, LMHC, PA
Complete Counseling Solutions
http://www.completecounselingsolutions.com
Mental health disorders and mental illnesses affect a greater number of children and juveniles than many people are aware of. These emotional and behavioral disorders can have profound negative effects on the growth and development of children, especially when they go unnoticed and untreated. A greater proportion of children and youth in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems have mental health problems than children and youth in the general population.
-50% of children and youth in the child welfare system have mental health problems.
-67% to 70% of youth in the juvenile justice system have a diagnosable mental health disorder.
Prevalence Estimates of Mental, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders In Young People
DISORDERÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â PERCENTAGE OF YOUNG PEOPLE AFFECTED
Learning D/O: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 5%
Substance use / addiction disorder: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 10.3%
CD: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 3.5%
ODD:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2.8%
ADHD: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4.5%
Anxiety Disorders (various): Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 8%
Unipolar Disorder: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 5.2%
One or more disorders: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 17%
(D/O = Disorder; CD = Conduct Disorder; ODD = Oppositional Defiant Disorder; ADHD = Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Source: Preventing Mental, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders Among Young People, 2009. National Research Council and Institute of Medicine, of the National Academies.)
Early Detection and Intervention are Critical
The onset of major mental illness may occur as early as 7 to 11 years old.
-Research supported by the National Institute of Mental Health indicates that half of adults with MEB disorders were first diagnosed by age 14 and three fourths were diagnosed by age 24. Â
-Factors that predict mental health problems can be identified in the early years, with children and youth from low-income households at increased risk for mental health problems. Â
Age at Onset of First Symptom of Full Psychiatric Disorder, by Age 21
DISORDERÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â AVG. AGE OF FIRST SYMPTOMÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â AVG. AGE OF FIRST DIAGNOSIS
ADHD: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Age 5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Age 5
ODD: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Age 5 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Age 10
CD: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Age 6 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Age 11
Anxiety Disorders (Various): Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Age 7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Age 8
Depression: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Age 12Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Age 15
Substance Abuse: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Age 14Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Age 15
Substance Dependence: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Age 16Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Age 17
Any Psychiatric Diagnosis: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Age 9Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Age 11
(Source: Preventing Mental, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders Among Young People, 2009. National Research Council and Institute of Medicine, of the National Academies)
Obstacles to Access and Quality in Mental Healthcare
Several federal commissions and workgroups federal task forces have documented the need for improved and expanded mental health services for children and youth.
-It is estimated that less than 1 in 5 of these children receive the appropriate needed treatment Â
-Only 15% of youths who had difficulties had parents that actively talked to a health care provider or school staff about their child?s emotional or behavioral difficulties. Â
There is not adequate financial support for quality services to prevent and treat mental health problems of children and youth. Many child mental health services are not covered by managed care payers. In 2007, 3.1 million youths, (12.5 percent of 12 to 17 year olds) received treatment or counseling for problems with behavior or emotional disturbances in specialty mental health settings (which include inpatient and outpatient care).
Effective Treatment and Prevention Exists
Clear windows of opportunity are available to prevent MEB disorders and related problems before they occur. An intervention before a disorder manifests itself is possible and offers the best opportunity to protect young people. Effective prevention includes strengthening families by targeting problems, strengthening individuals by building resilience and skills, preventing specific disorders by screening individuals at risk, promoting mental health in schools and promoting mental health through health care and community programs. The key to most approaches is to identify risks (biological, psychological and social factors) that may increase a child?s risk of MEB disorders.