Psyc Aspects of Mental Health

  When it comes to mental illnesses and disorders in children and adolescents the earlier that a disorder or illness is detected and the sooner treatment is started the more effective it can be (NIMH, 2019). Although early treatment and detection is very important for the best possible treatment, it can be hard to diagnose children as it can be difficult to determine if certain behaviors are disorders or just a part of a child's normal development (NIMH, 2019). If a child's behavior does start to affect their everyday home and school life and interferes with friendships it is best to contact a healthcare provider (NIMH, 2019). In terms of children and adolescents it is important to have them undergo an Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder assessment if they struggle academically or have recently began experiencing a decline in grades, if they find themselves in constant motion and have trouble sitting still or quietly and if they become uninterested in playing with other ...

  Anxiety disorders have been prevalent in our society since the beginning of time but we are just now beginning to understand them and provide the necessary treatments. There are several types of anxiety, all of which present themselves in a variety of different ways. The first and most common type of anxiety disorder is generalized anxiety disorder (NIMH, 2018) . This is when an individual experiences excessive worry from things such as health, socialization and day to day activities (NIMH, 2018) . Another disorder is panic disorder, this form of anxiety holds more physiological symptoms and can cause heart palpitations, sweating, trembling, shortness of breath, feelings of impending doom and being out of control (NIMH, 2018) . This can be triggered by any one thing or by a compilation of things that becomes too overwhelming for an individual (NIMH, 2018) . The third type of anxiety disorder is phobia related anxiety (NIMH, 2018) . This means that an individual's intense fear o...