Mental Illneses

Treatment

Types

• medication• therapy • bokhonon• amawato

• Anxiety Disorders• Mood Disorders• Psychotic Disorders• Eating Disorders• Impulse Control• Addiction Disorders• Personality Disorders• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

• no specific cause• bullying• genetics• past events

Cause

• children cannot get a mental health disorder• there is no cure• only depressed people self harm• B.E.D. is not real• mentally ill people are dangerous• people who self harm are just trying to get attention• people with D.I.D. are faking it

Misconceptions

Interesting Facts

• In western Africa, they chain/tie up people • PTSD is very common in army veterans• One in ten young people experienced a period of major depression• One in five adults experienced a mental health issue

Relation to Science- Psychology