To quote Franklin Roosevelt, “Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.” .
It’s all in the mind. Infact, whatever we think have a great influence on how we behave and that is usually the system. Everything starts with cognition, what comes next is action. However, it is normal to ask what will happen when our mind goes out of control. Would this mean that the behavior also functions abnormally? Definitely. The mind is a very powerful part of us that somehow, whatever it thinks becomes seemingly genuine for the person when actually it is not. When this happens, our entire personality is affected and could have an impact in our lives as well as affect the people around us.
Psychiatric Diseases are mental health disorder. It is a clinically significant pattern that occurs in an individual that is associated with present distress such as a painful symptom, disability, or a significantly increased risk of death, pain, disability, or an important loss of freedom. Furthermore, this syndrome is not just an expected and culturally sanctioned response to a particular event. For example, the loss of a loved one. Schizophrenia and major depressive disorder are some examples of mental illnesses. One is diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder when one experiences the following symptoms: confusion; erratic behavior; hearing voices; hallucinations; headaches; depression; anxiety; fatigue; weight loss; anorexia. One will be identified as having psychiatric disorder when one experiences three or more of the above symptoms.
Mental disorders do not have definite causes. However, a combination of biological, psychological, and environmental factors would add to the acquirement of certain mental disorders. A few biological factors include genetics, prenatal damage, and substance abuse. Exploitation of substance could affect the chemical balance in the brain thus leading to a dysfunction. Psychiatric disorders can also be hereditary. Schizophrenia for example, had been found to be genetic. Psychological and environmental factors may include trauma. These experiences could have an impact on the person’s well being and thus if emotional wounds are not immediately mend, these could lead to mental disorders.
Psychiatric disorders are treated with therapy- behaviors or cognitive, and medications. Antidepressants are used for individuals who have clinically depression and anxiety. Anxiolytics are used for anxiety disorders and other related disorders such as insomnia. There are mood stabilizers for bipolar disorders and antipsychotic for psychotic disorders. Furthermore, electroconvulsive therapy is sometimes used in severe cases when other interventions for depression have been unsuccessful. Creative therapies such as music, art, and drama therapy are sometimes used. Also, in line with the cognitive-behavioral therapy, lifestyle adjustments and supportive measures are used such as support groups.
There are transient disorders while there are disorders that can last a lifetime
