Not good. The science of psychology was still young and the understanding of the brain was far from what it is today. Freud was the leading expert in this time and he approached mental illness as a medical doctor would . People were often locked into huge mental wards for years and cures were a varied forms of torture. The idea that there could be a mind/ body relationship with chemical imbalances is a modern idea as well. Today we can map the brain, give blood tests, and approach mental illness with a broader forms of treatments.
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they were thought of as a house wife only cooking and cleaning
Dorothea Dix was motivated to a life of reform by the year she spent in the UK with the Rathbone family. There, she was exposed to a variety of British reform movements, and saw how they handled their mentally insane citizens. She brought this knowledge back to the US and set about advocating for mental institutions for sick patients in New Jersey.
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The political, economic and social changes affected the daily life of Americans in 1920s to 1930s in a huge manner. The main event during this time was the Great Depression which had mainly been caused by World War I and this made the cost of living almost unbearable for most people.Ê
Do your best to live life an d not get depressed or anything. I have a mental illness, and i can work through it. you can also.
mental illness
The person would think its life n what u make it
It depends on the person and severity. Depression is a mental illness which can remain in some people for life but in others it may be caused by certain situations but then stop.
He never had a mental illness. He gradually got hard of hearing till he went totally deaf.
mental health is pschological pain in which an individual for everyday demands of life while mental hygiene is mentally disturbed prevention in mentall illness.
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.
The focus of mental health treatment is on improving the quality of life and functioning of the person suffering from the mental illness.
Mental Illness covers so many areas Any change in usual routine that is noticeable enough to impact on daily life, this changes must go on for over two weeks.
Depends on the illness. 1) Concern 2) Getting help 3) being assesed 4) Diagnosed 5) Treatment...........life
Barbara Ann Flaherty has written: 'Holy madness' -- subject(s): American Religious poetry, Fiction, Mental illness, Poetry, Religious aspects of Mental illness, Spiritual life
Mental illness is marked by the inability to cope with circumstances in life. It is marked by a set of behaviors which does not lead the person to where they wish to go in life.