Understanding Mental Health Issues: Symptoms, Causes and Treatment

Mental health issues

MENTAL ILLNESS
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Table of Contents
Introduction.......................................................................................................................................................... 2
Psychosis disorder............................................................................................................................................. 2
Symptoms.......................................................................................................................................................... 3
Cause of psychosis......................................................................................................................................... 3
Genetics.......................................................................................................................................................... 3
Trauma........................................................................................................................................................... 4
Use of substances....................................................................................................................................... 4
Physical disorder or illness................................................................................................................... 4
Mental health situations......................................................................................................................... 4
Depression disorder.......................................................................................................................................... 5
Symptoms of depression............................................................................................................................. 6
Cause of depression.......................................................................................................................................6
Biological differences............................................................................................................................... 6
Brain chemistry.......................................................................................................................................... 7
Hormones...................................................................................................................................................... 7
Psychological causes................................................................................................................................ 7
Mania disorder..................................................................................................................................................... 7
Symptoms of mania disorder........................................................................................................................ 8
Causes of mania............................................................................................................................................... 9
Biological differences............................................................................................................................... 9
Genetics.......................................................................................................................................................... 9
Principles of recovery.................................................................................................................................... 10
Mental health care providers......................................................................................................................11
Legal implications............................................................................................................................................ 12
References........................................................................................................................................................... 14

MENTAL ILLNESS
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MENTAL ILLNESS
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Introduction
Mental illness is a kind of health disease that changes the behaviour and nature of
human and their personal habits. It is a kind of issue which may be linked to the
excessive stress due to a specific condition and it is mainly caused by the reaction to
environmental stresses, biochemical imbalances and genetic factors (Freeman, et al.,
2017). The key objective of this report is to discuss the signs and symptoms of
psychosis, mania and depression health illness and evaluate how principles of recovery
apply to the individuals seeking help. Depression, psychosis, and mania all these are
very common types of health issues which are growing rapidly. This report is divided
into major four sections such as signs and symptoms of depression, mania and
psychosis, how principles of recovery apply on these diseases, types of mental health
cares and legal implications.
Psychosis disorder
It is a kind of mental illness which is characterised by the disconnection from the real
world and disruptions to a consumer’s thoughts. It is a very common type of problem
where the patient loses contact with the real world. At the time of psychosis disorder
thoughts of patients and perceptions are disturbed and they can face difficulty for
understanding what is real and what is fake (Gomez, 2018). Moreover, it is analysed
that consumer who is suffering from the psychosis problem may also face a few other
health issues, for example, anxiety, lack of motivation, depression and social
withdrawal. There are many researchers provided their views on this topic like NHS
and WHO and evaluated that the individuals who have such kind of health illness can
suffer from the delusions or hallucinations problems.
The hallucinations are defined as the sensory experiences which occur in the absence of
the present stimulus, for example, a patient which is suffering from the hallucination
that may hear their mother yelling at them when their mom is not around them. It is
analysed that the consumer which have symptoms of psychosis problem may have
thoughts which are contrary to actual evidence (Freeman, et al., 2017). Such kinds of
thoughts and experiences are defined as the delusions problem and it is a part of the
psychosis health issue. Loss of motivation and social withdrawal both are a common