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Mental Health
Mental health is one of the major issues of contemporary society due to the rapidly changing world. The dynamism experienced in the world in many aspects like family, marriage, ethics, relationships, friendship, and job, among other effects, has been the reason for the ever rising margin of mental health cases from different parts of the world. In particular, mental health refers to emotional, psychological, and social wellbeing in all human development stages. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), health is a robust mental, physical, and social body state. The world organization elaborates that physical, mental, and social well-being does not necessarily mean the absence of illnesses (Wang et al., 841).
Similarly, mental health does not necessarily mean the non-existence of mental disorder. It is a broadly understood subject that at times brings some contradiction to non-psychological experts. Therefore, it is significant to understand mental health and its many aspects deeply as we continue to celebrate World Mental Health Day (WMHD) annually. This is critical to make all people realize their full potential, live a less stressed life, and contribute positively to society.
Mental disorders form the basis of poor mental health. This is because the disorders have diverse impacts, and the range is wide; depression, dementia, post-traumatic stress disorders, and panic disorders, among others. Psychologists argue that mental disorders develop and mature with time regardless of factors such as age, ethnicity, race, occupation, social status, among other factors. On reaching maturity, these disorders tend to affect the mental faculties in one or another, thus resulting in deteriorating mental functioning hence resulting in poor mental health. This is why disorders such as depression affect mental thinking patterns hence interfering with other faculties such as reasoning and decision making. According to a mental health report published in 2006, it is evident that an estimated large percentage of the world mental health cases originate from mental disorders, with depression being the highest cause of poor mental health globally.
Besides, several signs and symptoms can be used for the early tracing of mental disorders in children and adults. This is because mental disorders develop from one stage to the next and that the stages are different is a clear explanation that the signs and symptoms may vary from one disorder to the next. These signs and symptoms serve as a red flag for early prevention or mental disorder treatment for successful mental health. Generally, signs and symptoms of the mental disorder include lack of sleep, poor relations with family members, friends, and relatives, ever-changing mood, aggressiveness, among others. Based on the mental expert analysis done in America, Europe, and Asia, it indicates that early detection of these signs saves a huge deal of the mental case incidence annually. This is through providing an elaborate means of early prevention, prevention, and control through mental health therapies and the use of drugs to boost good mental health.
Mental disorders are caused by biological, psychological, and to some extent, environmental factors. This is because different people contain different genetic makeup. For instance, biological factors include genetics, Rhesus factor, antigens, among other factors. All these factors also vary in strength from one individual to the next hence the observation recorded. Genetic factors mean that they can be inherited. For example, some families have a genetic disorder for some mental illnesses such as mental sickness or madness, amnesia, Alzheimer’s, among others.
According to studies on causes of mental disorders, the strength or the magnitude of a disorder is directly proportional to the causal factor’s strength, hence a direct correlation (Morganstein et al., 33). This is because the factor exists independently in an isolated environment that varies periodically. Additionally, the studies indicate that the severity of the causal factors ranges from genetic to psychological to environmental. However, medics argue that Brain infections such as Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder (PANDAS) are another cause; substance abuse. The use of substances like alcohol and other drugs could tamper with one’s mental system; prenatal damage. The brain could be disrupted at infancy affecting its development.
Environmental causes of mental disorders are triggered by the environmental changes that surround human beings. This is because of the changing economic, social, and political aspects, thus resulting in tension in various dimensions of life. For instance, hard economic conditions have resulted in extreme poverty, thus triggering depression for both children and adults. Based on world poverty margins, a relatively large world population lives below poverty lines established in those regions.
Good mental health is critical for a long productive life. This is because the human brain or mind serves as the engine of effectively performing mental tasks, hence maintaining its health stability for proper functioning. The importance is evidenced by acknowledging the World Health Assembly of 2013 about the importance of mental health in ensuring good health for people. The WHO’s established a Mental Health Action Plan to champion and promote mental health globally. (Wang et al., 848). Some of the recommended measures to promote mental health include physical therapies such as physical exercise and general body gymnastics. This is because they help increase the flow of blood in the brain hence enough supply of oxygen for the brain cells for maximum brain relaxation.
However, even though mental health is a mental health condition that can be prevented or controlled through well-guided non-drug mental health therapies, it is also important to consider the importance of using drugs for the treatment process (Jorn et al., 317). This is because different stages of mental disorders require different medical approaches and attention to effectiveness. At early stages, non-drug therapies work best, but at late stages, it sounds well to utilize drugs to treat different mental disorders.
Work Cited
Jorum, Anthony F., and Roger T. Mulder. “Prevention of mental disorders requires action on adverse childhood experiences.” Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 52.4 (2018): 316-319.
Jorum, Anthony F., et al. “Has increased provision of treatment reduced the prevalence of common mental disorders? Review of the evidence from four countries.” World Psychiatry 16.1 (2017): 90-99.
Morganstein, Joshua C., and Robert J. Ursano. “Ecological disasters and mental health: causes, consequences, and interventions.” Frontiers in psychiatry 11 (2020): 1-67
Wang, Philip S., et al. “Use of mental health services for anxiety, mood, and substance disorders in 17 countries in the WHO world mental health surveys.” The Lancet 370.9590 (2007): 841-850.