Mental Health Aide
Mental Health Aide
For some years mental illnesses have grown rapidly. Many people suffer with mental illnesses and keep it to themselves. It is very obvious that some have mental problems and other people it is not so obvious because they take medications to function normal on a day to day basis. According to a new government report, “one in five American adults has experienced mental illness in the last year, with mental illness being more than twice as high among younger adults (ages 18 to 25) than older adults (age 50 and older)” (www.huffingtonpost.com). Some people are afraid of getting professional help for mental illness. Why? One most important factor is because people lack recognition that he/she has mental disorder. The first step of treating mental illness is admitting that a mental illness exists. Earlier recognitions of mental illness are known to produce stigma. People feel a sense of disgrace once people are aware they have mental issues going on. Also, about four in 10 people (39.2 percent) received services to help them with their mental illness, and 60.8 percent of people with a serious mental illness received services (Jorm, A. F. (2012). Mental health aide have a variety of task but are to hold certain responsibility as well as making sure they are in regulation with the NOHSE to make sure confidentiality and requirements for the job are being enforced.
The cause of mental illnesses varies. A mental illness could be hereditary, meaning that it is passed down through generations. Also a mental illness can affect a person feelings and thoughts where it affects social integration with other people and may cause personal harm. “Serious mental illnesses include major depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), and panic disorder, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and borderline personality disorder. The good news about mental illness is that recovery is possible (www.nami.org).” Most people
For some years mental illnesses have grown rapidly. Many people suffer with mental illnesses and keep it to themselves. It is very obvious that some have mental problems and other people it is not so obvious because they take medications to function normal on a day to day basis. According to a new government report, “one in five American adults has experienced mental illness in the last year, with mental illness being more than twice as high among younger adults (ages 18 to 25) than older adults (age 50 and older)” (www.huffingtonpost.com). Some people are afraid of getting professional help for mental illness. Why? One most important factor is because people lack recognition that he/she has mental disorder. The first step of treating mental illness is admitting that a mental illness exists. Earlier recognitions of mental illness are known to produce stigma. People feel a sense of disgrace once people are aware they have mental issues going on. Also, about four in 10 people (39.2 percent) received services to help them with their mental illness, and 60.8 percent of people with a serious mental illness received services (Jorm, A. F. (2012). Mental health aide have a variety of task but are to hold certain responsibility as well as making sure they are in regulation with the NOHSE to make sure confidentiality and requirements for the job are being enforced.
The cause of mental illnesses varies. A mental illness could be hereditary, meaning that it is passed down through generations. Also a mental illness can affect a person feelings and thoughts where it affects social integration with other people and may cause personal harm. “Serious mental illnesses include major depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), and panic disorder, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and borderline personality disorder. The good news about mental illness is that recovery is possible (www.nami.org).” Most people