Having a loved on that suffers from mental health can be devastating. Have you ever experienced this?
I have, it really is! its hard to watch and even harder to try and help.
Mental disorder
A mental disorder, also called a mental illness or psychiatric disorder, is a behavioral or mental pattern that causes significant distress or impairment of personal functioning. Such features may be persistent, relapsing and remitting, or occur as a single episode. Many disorders have been described, with signs and symptoms that vary widely between specific disorders. Such disorders may be diagnosed by a mental health professional.
The causes of mental disorders are often unclear. Theories may incorporate findings from a range of fields. Mental disorders are
roughly 20 percent of the total population. According to Bharadwaj, Pai, and Suziedelyte (2017) people are less likely to report that they have a mental health issue when compared to other medical conditions that may be ailing them. This stigma and fear of reporting is leading to many people deciding not to try and fight there disease on their own rather than seeking help. Unfortunately this can lead to many of them becoming homeless or even worse suicide. The second highest portion comes from those who are considered to be chronic substance