Robert Schumann suffered from Bipolar disorder. He struggled with cycles of depression and mania throughout his life, which greatly affected his personal relationships and musical output.
It's important to prioritize your mental health and seek support if needed. In some cases, taking a medical leave of absence may be necessary to focus on recovery. It's best to communicate openly with your employer about your situation to explore options and receive necessary accommodations.
Yes, Albert Einstein experienced a series of mental health challenges, including periods of anxiety and depression. It is believed that he struggled with his emotions related to personal relationships, fame, and the pressures associated with his work as a physicist.
Health psychology is a field that focuses on understanding how biological, psychological, and social factors influence health and illness. It involves studying behavior patterns, emotions, and beliefs to promote better health outcomes and prevent illness.
It is estimated that around 10% of the population in Haiti suffers from depression. This number may be higher due to the impact of poverty, natural disasters, and political instability on mental health in the country. However, access to mental health services is limited in Haiti, making accurate data collection challenging.
According to the Surgeon General's Report, 21% of children in the United States suffer from mental health disorders. However, this reflects the number of reported cases. There are many families without medical coverage who suffer in the shadows. Psychology is an excessively expensive branch of medicine, not easily affordable for your average Jack and Jill. Sadly.
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Pyschologists have no greater risk for mental illness. They suffer the same rate that the rest of the population does.
obsessive-compulsive disorder
Many who suffer anxiety have a mentall illness such as depression, bi-polar disorder, or schizophrenia. This in no way, however, means that you do have a mental illness. Some people suffer from extreme anxiety, but are otherwise completely normal. If you feel something is wrong, I advise you to talk to your doctor.
They think it has a stigma associated with it :)
Some sort of mental disorder. At the time they called all such complaints schizophrenia.
Yes, there is a statistical correlation that if someone in a family is diagnosed with a mental illness the probability is higher that others in the family will also have mental disorders (relative to a family with no known individuals with diagnosed mental illness). The cause of this correlation is unknown, but is believed to have both genetic and environmental contributions.
your rights can be taken away as your brain is no longer capable of making desisons
If you don't care for ketchup and don't want to eat anything that has ketchup on it, then no that is a personal preference and not any kind of mental illness. However, if you suffer from an irrational fear of ketchup that interferes with your activities of daily living, then this could be a symptom of mental illness.
No you can't. They can discriminate against any type of mental illness. You cannot also become a very good social worker because of you understanding of mental illness. Mental illness is still very stigmatized but there are many many people who suffer and many people who are highly functional in their jobs. You can read about the Disability Discrimination Act and go to SAMHSA.gov website for more information.
If I understand the question, then you would be able to work if you suffered from Borderline Personality Disorder. The Mental Health Act 2007 ensures that people who suffer from mental illness have equal rights with regards to employment.
Over the last decades it was generally assumed that he wasn't really mad, but suffered from a blood disease called porphyria. Recent studies by the University of London however concluded that he did suffer from a mental illness after all, most likely bipolar disorder with alternatively manic phases and periods of depression.