Understanding Common Mental illnesses and Healthcare

Although believed otherwise, psychiatric or mental illnesses are a common occurrence in today’s society.

Even though 1 in every 4 people suffer from some kind of psychiatric issue still awareness about mental health and healthcare is quite limited when we compare it to physical health and wellbeing.

In layman terms, mental illnesses can be termed as a physical disease or condition but not that of the body but that of the brain. Unfortunately especially in India due to social stigma attached with mental illnesses both patient and many a times the family too are wary of asking for help.

Although it’s difficult to pinpoint exact reasons for various mental diseases like in case of physical ailments but still there are some pointers. Severe emotional trauma or stress, environmental causes, genetics are some of the reasons that may be culprits for advent of some mental diseases.

Understanding Mental illnesses

Most psychiatric or mental illnesses are actually chemical imbalances in the brain.

Early signs and symptoms of mental illnesses are always present, especially in case of severe illnesses. Some of these symptoms are excessive fears or worries, feeling dejected and withdrawn, extreme mood changes, suicidal thoughts, confusion, extreme stress and more.

If any of these symptoms last for a prolonged time it’s best to seek professional help so that the illnesses can be diagnosed at an early stage. Mental illness can affect anybody irrespective of gender, age, income-level or cultural background.

In case of most mental illnesses timely assistance to the patient can ensure complete control over the ailment and enhanced quality of life.

Common Mental illnesses

Psychiatric and mental diseases come in many forms. Depression is one of the most common psychiatric issues found in patients today. Depression can range from mild to severe and are mostly treated by anti-depressants. Millions of people suffer from depression but regrettably a good number of them don’t even seek medical help until at an advanced stage. Another common psychiatric problem is anxiety and panic disorders. Anxiety and panic attacks can lead to breathlessness, dizziness, nausea, sweating, chest pain and more in patients. Initial anxiety attacks if left untreated grow in frequency and severity thus leading to panic attacks. Schizophrenia is another common mental illness which may begin mildly with symptoms such as blunted emotions and poor concentration but overtime become severe with hallucinations in patients. Other common mental disorders prevalent today are bipolar disorder, substance abuse and addictions and others.

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