“Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.”- Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Everything only exists in the mind. Infact, the ways we are influenced and behaved is normally called the system. It starts with cognition, then it’s put to action. However, it is normal to ask what will happen when our mind goes out of control. Would this mean that the behavior also functions abnormally? Definitely. The mind is a very potent part of us that somehow, whatever it thinks becomes seemingly authentic for the person when actually it is not. When this happens, our entire personality is affected and could have an impact in our lives as well as affect the people around us.
Psychiatric disorders are mental health disorder. Experts have seen significant psychological syndrome that happens on a person will always be associated with present sufferings such as a painful symptom, disability, or a significantly increased risk of death, pain, disability, or an important loss of freedom. Moreover, this syndrome is not just an expected and culturally sanctioned response to a particular event. For example, the loss of a loved one. Some examples of mental illnesses are schizophrenia and major depressive disorder. One is diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder when one experiences the following symptoms: confusion; erratic behavior; hearing voices; hallucinations; headaches; depression; anxiety; fatigue; weight loss; anorexia. If a person has three or more of these symptoms, then he/she might have a psychiatric disorder.
Mental disorders do not have definite causes. However, a combination of biological, psychological, and environmental factors would add to the acquirement of certain mental disorders. A number of biological factors include genetics, prenatal damage, and substance abuse. Substance abuse could affect the chemical balance in the brain thus leading to a dysfunction. Psychiatric disorders can also be hereditary. Schizophrenia for example, had been found to be genetic. Psychological and environmental factors may include trauma. These experiences could have an impact on the person’s well being and thus if emotional wounds are not immediately mend, these could lead to mental disorders.
Psychiatric disorders are treated with therapy- behaviors or cognitive, and medications. Antidepressants are used for individuals who have clinically depression and anxiety. Anxiolytics are used for anxiety disorders and other related disorders such as insomnia. Anxiolytics stabilizes moods for bipolar disorders and antipsychotic for psychotic disorders. In addition, electroconvulsive therapy is sometimes used in severe cases when other interventions for depression have been unsuccessful. Creative therapies such as music, art, and drama therapy are also being used. Also, in line with the cognitive-behavioral therapy, lifestyle adjustments and supportive measures are used such as support groups.
There are transient disorders while there are disorders that can last a lifetime
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