Category: Mental Illness

This is a complicated mixture of things that occur in a woman body which are physical, emotion and behavioral, and usually takes place between four to six weeks after giving birth. The encouraging news is that it is treatable. Before delivery it may be very possible to identify the women at high risk of getting…

What You Should Know? Pregnancy and motherhood are the happiest periods in a womans life. The baby birth can cause a jumble of powerful emotions, right from excitement and joy to anxiety and fear. However, it can also cause in something you might not imagine- depression. Having a baby is very stressful, no matter how…

Mental illness refers to a wide range of mental health conditions that affect your mood, thinking and behavior. It can be argued that mental illness is a social construction. Social constructionism states that something only exists because society built it, created it or needed it for its own development or interest (Boghossian, 2001). It will…

Mental illness is a major problem in the United States of America. Students suffer from mental illness and they do not know how to deal with it. Teachers are not trained to help students with mental illness which is a big problem because the most stress happens in school. Mental illness affects students in different…

What causes mental illnesses and how does it affect those with it? An estimated 26% of Americans ages 18 and older suffer. Many people suffer from more than one mental illness. These disorders affect your mood, thinking and behavior. People who have these illnesses or disorders are caused from drugs, alcohol, family conflicts such as…

In this essay I will be discussing my opinion on mental health, my personal experience, and why I believe it is not taken as seriously as it should be. Most people have been or will be diagnosed with a mental illness in their lifetime. Unfortunately, though everyone does not receive the help they need for…

Mental illnesses are health problems that involve how people thinks, behaves, feels, and intercourse with people. Besides, mental illness does not distinguish; it can affect anyone no matter of their age, gender, race, religion, background or other aspects of cultural identity. While mental illness can befall at any age, three-fourths of all mental illness starts…

Poetry has been around for centuries. Going back to the 2nd century. As poetry has been around for some time now. Poetry has a tendency of helping soothe the pain, suffering of mental illness and so much more. In Will a poem a day keep the Doctor away?, talks about the use of poetry and…

Around the world, many mothers have very smooth postpartum experiences, but on the other hand, some tend to have unfavourable physical or mental health complications. When it comes to mental health and postpartum, a common disorder that affects mothers and their infants is postpartum depression. According to Bicking and Moore (2012), about 15 percent of…

A psychotic disorder involves a disconnection from reality (Bowie, et. Al, 2016). Whereas, a psychosis is a group of cohesive symptoms that can shape the way one can feel, think or behave (Fioravanti, et. Al, 2015). Psychotic episodes and the feeling attached to this can interfere with your work, family, friends and everyday tasks. People…