PPT-Introduction to Mental Disorders

Introduction to Mental Disorders pp 503506 Opener What exactly is normal Abnormal The person suffers discomfort The person behaves in a bizarre way The person is highly inefficient Journal What do you know about mental illness. disorder . among Convicted Adult Offenders . in . Kenyan Correctional Institutions. Caleb . Othieno. ,. Associate Professor, . Department of Psychiatry, . University of Nairobi. Background . In Kenya there are over 50,000 offenders in remands and prisons. Toward Accessible and Inclusive Sustainable Development Goals. Harry Minas. Head, Global and Cultural Mental Health Unit. Centre for Mental Health. Melbourne School of Population and Global Health. UN New York. Classification of mental illness. Syndrome definition. Two major Classification Systems. International classification of Disease ICD-10. Diagnostic and statistical Manual DSM . V. Classification of mental illness. Overview. Childhood mental illness affects the child, family and community. . Estimated cost= $247 billion per year . (NRCIM, 2009). 13%- 20% of children in the U.S.A, experience a mental disorder in a given year . Resources for Help. 7.MEH.3.1. Jacob. Jacob is part of the local all-star baseball team. He just finished a long practice and decided to go to the batting cages for a few more rounds of batting practice. Just as he started really hitting the ball well, he felt something snap in his right shoulder. His right arm and his hand went numb and when he tried to lift his arm he felt excruciating pain. It was impossible to continue practicing, it was hard to drive home, he could not eat or sleep because he was in so much pain.. Mental . illness is a medical . condition . those . who have mental disorders struggle to cope with everyday life because of their altered moods, thinking or . behavior.  . greater . attention has been paid to mental disorders because of . Mental Disorders. A mental disorder is an illness of the mind that can affect the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of a person, preventing him or her from leading a happy, healthful, and productive life. . Section One: Building Your Self-Esteem. What Is Self-Esteem. Self-esteem. A measure of how much you value and respect yourself. Benefits of High Self-Esteem. Increased Self Respect. Increased ability to reach goals. Hon. Peggy Fulton Hora. Judge of the Superior Court of California (Ret.). LADCP. April 12, 2012. “Frequent flyers” in the justice system. Questions. 2.. . What is the percentage of persons whom you see who have co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders?. What you need to know. “Rome wasn’t built in a day.”. “A journey is not a destination.”. “..…this is all good information but what do you want me to do differently?”. Behavior is best understood and managed in “context”. Is. . this. the population we work with?. Or is. . this. the population we work with?. Or is . this. the population we work with?. 49 year old single female. Who has been admitted to the hospital more than a dozen times. Problems in Identifying Mental Disorders. MENTAL DISORDER: a disturbance in a person’s emotions, thought processes, or behavior . that results in:. serious . and relatively prolonged distress and/or impairment in the ability to function. Journal: Write as many words as you can think of when you hear the term . mental disorder. . . Categorize the words as positive or negative. What might this indicate about attitude regarding mental disorders?. Psychiatry is the medical specialty that diagnoses and prescribes medical treatment for mental illness.. Mental Illness (cont.). Psychology is the discipline that studies normal and abnormal behavior and applies counseling methods to treat mental illness. .