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Mental illness in different cultures
There are many ways in which culture can influence mental health issues. • What is a mental illness? Concepts about what a mental illness is differ from one culture to another. The group of disorders most often associated with mental illness is the severe mentaldisorders, such as schizophrenia and mania. The commonest mental health problems […]
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What causes mental health illness
In many cultures, both medical and traditional explanations are used to understand the causes of ill health. Traditional models are often related to spiritual or supernatural causes, such as bad spirits or witchcraft. You should be aware of the beliefs in your culture. However, you should also be aware of the medical theories and use […]
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Key features and symptoms of mental illness in children
The key features and symptoms that suggest mental illness in children are: • a child who is doing badly in studies even though she has normal intelligence • a child who is always restless and cannot pay attention • a child who is constantly getting in trouble or fights with other children • a child […]
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Key features and symptoms of dementia
A person with dementia (who will rarely be under the age of 60) will have some of the following features and symptoms: • forgetting important things like names of friends or relatives • losing her way in familiar areas such as in the village or home • becoming irritable or losing her temper easily • […]
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Key features of mental retardation
The term ‘mental retardation’ is being dropped by many health workers.This is because it is often used in a discriminatory way. Instead, theterm ‘learning disability’ is preferred. In this manual, we will use‘mental retardation’ because it is the most widely used and understoodterm to describe the condition of delayed mental development.Mental retardation is not a […]
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The key features of delirium
The key features of delirium (acute psychosis caused by a brain or medical illness) A person with delirium will experience some of the following symptoms: • disorientation (he does not know where he is or what time it is) • fever, excess sweating, raised pulse rate and other physical signs • poor memory • disturbed […]
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The key features and symptoms of mania
A person with mania will experience some of the following features and symptoms: Feeling • feeling on top of the world • feeling happy without any reason • irritability Thinking • believing that she has special powers or is a special person • believing that others are trying to harm her • denying that there […]
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The key features and symptoms of drug misuse
A person who misuses drugs will experience some of the following features and symptoms: Physical • breathing problems, such as asthma • skin infections and ulcers if she injects drugs • withdrawal reactions if the drug is not taken, such as nausea, anxiety, tremors, diarrhoea, stomach cramps, sweating Feeling • feeling helpless and out of […]
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The key features and symptoms of alcohol dependence
A person with alcohol dependence will experience some of the following features and symptoms: Physical • stomach problems, such as gastritis and ulcers • liver disease and jaundice • vomiting blood • vomiting or sickness in the mornings • tremors, especially in the mornings • accidents and injuries • withdrawal reactions, such as seizures (fits), […]
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The key features and symptoms of anxiety
A person with anxiety will experience some of the following features and symptoms : Physical • feeling her heart is beating fast (palpitations) • a feeling of suffocation • dizziness • trembling, shaking all over • headaches • pins and needles (or sensation of ants crawling) on her limbs or face Feeling • feeling as […]
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