Mental disorder

A mental disorder, dem sanso refer to am as a mental illness, a mental health condition, anaa a psychiatric disability, be a behavioral anaa mental pattern wey dey cause significant distress anaa impairment of personal functioning. A mental disorder be sanso characterized by a clinically significant disturbance insyd an individual ein cognition, emotional regulation, anaa behavior, often insyd a social context. Such disturbances fi occur as single episodes, fi be persistent, anaa fi be relapsing–remitting. Der be chaw different types of mental disorders, plus signs den symptoms wey vary widely between specific disorders. A mental disorder be one aspect of mental health. 

De causes of mental disorders be often unclear. Theories dey incorporate findings from a range of fields. Disorders fi be associated plus particular regions anaa functions of de brain. Dem usually dey diagnose disorders anaa a mental health professional dey assess am, such as a clinical psychologist, psychiatrist, psychiatric nurse, anaa clinical social worker, wey dey use various methods such as psychometric tests, buh often dey rely on observation den questioning. Dem for take cultural den religious beliefs, as well as social norms, into account wen dey make a diagnosis.  

Services for mental disorders be usually based insyd psychiatric hospitals, outpatient clinics, anaa insyd de community. Dem dey provide treatments by mental health professionals. Common treatment options be psychotherapy anaa psychiatric medication, while lifestyle dey change, social interventions, peer support, den self-help sanso be options. Insyd a minority of cases, der fi be involuntary detention anaa treatment. Na dem show prevention programs to reduce depression.

Insyd 2019, common mental disorders around de globe dey include: depression, wich dey affect about 264 million people; dementia, wich dey affect about 50 million; bipolar disorder, wich dey affect about 45 million; den schizophrenia den oda psychoses, wich dey affect about 20 million people. Neurodevelopmental disorders dey include attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), den intellectual disability, of wich onset dey occur early insyd de developmental period. Stigma den discrimination fi add to de suffering den disability dem associate plus mental disorders, wey dey lead to various social movements wey dey attempt to increase understanding den challenge social exclusion. 

 References 

 External links 

 Defining Mental Disorder: Jerome Wakefield and His Critics
 National Institute of Mental Health 
 International Committee of Women Leaders on Mental Health 

Category:Disability by type

Category:Abnormal psychology
Category:Psychopathology
Category:Psychiatric assessment
Category:Suffering
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