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Does Culture Influence the Meaning of Mental Illness?
Does Culture Influence the Meaning of Mental Illness? Most of the research reviewed until now was conducted using translated Western instruments and classification systems by investigators who view mental illness from a biomedical perspective. Proponents of cultural idioms of distress perspectives argue that mental illness cannot be separated from the cultural context in which it […]
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When to suspect that physical complaints are related to mental illness
When to suspect that physical complaints are related to mental illness You should think of a mental illness particularly in a person who: • has more than three complaints; • has complaints that do not fit into any pattern which you associate with a physical disease; • has had the complaints for more than three […]
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Is epilepsy a mental illness?
Epilepsy is not a mental illness. It is caused by electrical changes in the brain. However, epilepsy is often considered a mental health problem for many reasons. Many cultures consider epilepsy as being caused by supernatural forces, such as witchcraft, similar to some types of mental illness. In partial seizures, odd behaviours may be observed. […]
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The importance of follow-up in the treatment of mental illness
Proper diagnosis and treatment will cure some health problems. Examples of such curable problems are bacterial infections. However, this is not the case for most mental illnesses. Seeing a person with a mental illness on many occasions is often the keyto ensuring recovery. When you see a person on many occasions you have an opportunity: […]
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Experiences of ageing and mental illness
Ageing is a very individual experience, although there are a number of common themes in accounts of growing older. For example, old age is often encountered as a time of multiple losses, requiring adaptation to new situations and circumstances. Similarly, individual experiences of mental illness in later life are also unique: nonetheless, there will be […]
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Is there a role for aromatherapy in mental illness?
Massage in general is mainly used to promote relaxation, and reduce anxiety. There is some evidence that aromatherapy massage reduces anxiety scores in the short term. The healing properties of aromatherapy are claimed to include promotion of relaxation and sleep, relief of pain, and reduction of depressive symptoms, the rationale being that the essential oils […]
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Is there a role for herbal medicine in mental illness?
There are many trade name products being sold with claims that they are effective in insomnia, stress, anxiety and even depression. Some of these have very seductive and inviting names such as ‘Serenity’. People do find some of these preparations helpful. The risk and benefits of such preparations need to be compared with extant prescribed […]
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Is there a role for acupuncture in mental illness?
There are Chinese studies on the treatment of mental illness with acupuncture. Unfortunately, the methodological quality of these studies is very poor. The majority are uncontrolled and do not meet the ‘gold standard’ of research for evaluating treatments, which is the randomized control trial. In the West, there have been a number of studies in […]
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Mental health and mental illness distinguish
This chapter has argued for mental health and mental illness distinguish. At present most policy and practice is based on the conflation of the two under the one referent ‘mental health’. In effect this conceptualizes the two on one continuum which I represent as a slide (as that is what people seem to fear) from […]
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Serious mental illness and common mental health problems
A further distinction between different types of mental disorder is made with reference to ‘serious mental illness’ (SMI) and ‘common mental health problems’. Current mental health policy and practice is influenced significantly by the concept of SMI, the origins of which are many, but we draw attention to two predominant influences from the last decade. […]
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