Essays on Mental Disorder

Winterbourne View Hospital Winterbourne View hospital was exposed in 2011 through a BBC panorama television broadcast. It showed patients with learning disabilities and challenging behavior being mistreated by the institution’s workers at the assessment and the treatment unit. The abuse was both physical and psychological, and the footage showed that the...

Mental health and sickness are significant phenomena that affect people. They shape how people engage with one another and contribute to their communities. This essay will look at several elements of mental health and reflect on my perceptions and understanding of both my own and other people's mental health. It...

Recent advances in medical and psychological research allow for the early detection of mental disease symptoms in preschoolers. Treatment should begin as soon as feasible to reduce the severity of the sickness. I believe that there should be a constructive relationship between parents and doctors when discussing mental problems (Amanda,...

Evil acts and mental disorders Evil acts cannot be explained based on mental disorders. The explanation for this is that not all evildoers are mentally ill. When I hear of acts of evil, my thoughts instantly turn to evil and sanity. Mentally fit, and sane people perpetrate the majority of societal...

Depression and its Effects Depression is a psychiatric illness that can strike someone at some time in their lives. It is important to remember that it has an effect on both the body and mind. Furthermore, depression makes even the most basic tasks difficult, such as getting out of bed. Depression...

Depression and anxiety have been identified as extreme psychiatric conditions that have an impact on the duration of relationships. There is a need to grasp the nature of depression and anxiety in order to develop a better understanding of how depression and anxiety impact relationship durability. Depression is a serious...

Psychopathy and Environment Psychopathy is not inherited, according to the psychiatrist consulted by the Ice Man, but is formed over time by people in conjunction with the environment in which they are. When Richard matured into an adolescent and young adult, he grew into children who became fearless, wounded, and bullied....

Anxiety disorder affects children and young adults who are distressing particularly in a social setting and hinder a person's social tolerance. Individuals with social anxiety disorders are facing intrinsic difficulties in a social setting that needs personal contact, evaluation or attention. In any case, however, it indicates the patient's expectation...

Hearing disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), trichotillomania (hair-pulling disorder), body dysmorphic disorder, and exoriation (skin-picking) disorder are obsessive-compulsive and associated disorders (OCRDs). Past research suggests that between OCD and the remaining conditions there is a substantial similarity. As such, these diseases are classified into one group. The categories of OCRDs have...

Although there are various types of psychiatric diseases, one of the more disabling mental conditions is obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), it is little known by the medical community since it is characterized by two characteristics: fixation and addiction (Abramowitz, Taylor, McKay, 2009). With the emergence of unhealthy obsessions and...

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a disorder with no particular reasons for concern, characterized by exaggerated, intense anxiety as well as concern about everyday activities. People with symptoms of this condition often seem to predict disasters and can not stop worrying about problems such as family, money,...

Is there any time I've ever contemplated committing suicide? Regrettably, yes. I sit in that corner every minute, suicidal feelings strike me, begging for transformation and change. Apparently, I'm alive every day, and I ask myself, what if I jumped on the street one day? All I need to do is...