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If you are asking how a nurse can help to change negative perceptions of mental illness; The best is to speak up when people are talking about mental illness. If you aren't a psych or mental health nurse, this is the best forum you have. If you are in that field, speaking to people in a way that honors their status as people is a big one. Too many people with mental illness get spoken to as if they were unable to see, think, or hear. Also, speaking to family members frankly and honestly about their family member's illness (because it is an illness, not mental laziness or a choice to be irresponsible) helps them to see it as what it is. That also helps the mentally ill to feel accepted as people and to "buy in" to plans that can help them retain their families and friends.
What else can I help you with?
Is claustraphobia a mental illness?
Yes. however i would classify it as more of disorder. Illness has to strong of a negative connotation for the lack of severity of this metal disorder.
How do you get permanent relief from sinusitis caused by mental illness?
Sinusitis is not caused by mental illness. Mental illness can be caused by sinusitis infection.
Who had the first mental illness?
Mental illness predates recorded history.
What is an open plea with mental illness?
not guilty by reason of mental illness
When was Rethink Mental Illness created?
Rethink Mental Illness was created in 1972.
When was The Myth of Mental Illness created?
The Myth of Mental Illness was created in 1961.
What year was homosexuality classed as a mental illness until?
Homosexuality was classified as a mental illness until 1973, when the American Psychiatric Association removed it from its list of mental disorders. This change in classification was a significant milestone in the recognition and acceptance of homosexuality as a normal and natural variation of human sexuality.
Is anorixia a mental illness?
"Anorexia nervosa" is an eating disorder which is a mental illness,yes.
How is mental illness factored in the gay community?
mental illness has no correlation to sexual orientation. The gay community is affected by mental illness in the same way that the straight community is.
What is the doctor of mental illness?
A psychiatrist is a doctor who specializes in psychiatry and is certified in treating mental illness.
When was National Alliance on Mental Illness created?
National Alliance on Mental Illness was created in 1979.
When was Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia created?
Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia was created in 1995.
