Archive for the ‘mental health’ Category
Predictors of Mental Health Disorders in Adolescence
It has been shown that the ability to adapt to the school achieved in the first years of school, is related to their success or failure in school and social future, as well as mental health problems such as alcohol and drugs, violent behavior disorders emotional and behavioral.
The frequency of mental health disorders in children between 6 and 8 years is 24.2%, according to study in schools and poor urban communes in 1994 (De la Barra, and George Lopez). This same study shows that children from families where the father is absent, in families where there is any member with alcoholism or other mental illness and their families who do not participate in the social networks of their community, have significantly more problems of adaptation and learning school.
A 37.6% of first grade students of the same sample, present maladaptive behaviors, which have been described as predictors of mental health disorders in adolescence, such as alcohol and drug abuse, violent behavior and unwanted pregnancies.
Maladaptive behavior is understood to problems of acceptance of authority, low social contact, low-achieving cognitive and emotional immaturity. In addition, UNICEF has estimated the frequency of abuse in school that reaches 5%. This problem has been associated with children who do not follow rules, have low social skills and inadequate conditions for learning.
The problem of stress
What in appropriate situations can save lives, it becomes a mortal enemy when it extends over time.
For many, crowded conditions, economic pressures, work overload, the competitive environment, and so on., Are circumstances which unconsciously perceived as threats.
This leads them to react defensively, becoming irritable and suffer harmful consequences on the entire body:
* Elevated blood pressure (hypertension)
* Gastritis and ulcers in the stomach and intestine
* Decreased kidney function
* Sleep problems
* Exhaustion
* Changes in appetite
Climate Change And Mental Health
Two doctors are experts in psychiatry and social psychology, Lisa A. Page and Louise M. Howard, ensure that in future years will sharply increase mental disorders both newly emerging, such as exacerbations and relapses of existing ones.
To support his views are supported by several epidemiological studies have serious, suggests that in the coming decades are expected so many natural disasters, economic, social and so on. As a result of climate change and environmental threats that ultimately affect the minds of citizens in the form of depression, post-traumatic disorders, psychosomatic diseases, etc..
In fact, in recent decades has warned in the world a slow but steady increase of mental disorders related to stress, lifestyle, loss of social support and emotional, behavioral addictions, etc.. Moreover the experts argue that in times of crisis care for disadvantaged populations, such as mental illness, which usually suffer the most. You know, a skinny dog …
Anxiety, a problem that affects millions
Anxiety as detecting and resolving
Many years ago it was known the anguish and anxiety was not known all its effects both psychologically and physically.
Neither had a clear awareness of the enormous number of people suffering from anxiety or of its effects on health.
Some say that anxiety and depression are evils that have greatly increased due to stress that currently support, others think otherwise and it is only a greater knowledge of the problems affecting our mental health.
Importance of early diagnosis on the Anxiety
The more knowledge and information on Anxiety has provided the medical diagnosis and we all know that to solve a health problem is essential that the diagnosis is quickly and accurately.
To detect the doctor Anxiety is based on clinical examinations and patients’ responses to their questions. Read the rest of this entry »
Exercise for Health and Beauty
Exercises to keep fit and more
Health, beauty and happiness are three of the goals that the majority of human beings seek to achieve in various ways.
Scientists investigate and work trying to create drugs or products to solve health problems, cosmetics to slow the effects of aging and drugs that provide welfare.
The achievements of science are amazing, but you’ll be amazed to know that you can get many of them free.
Discover the wonders of simple exercises
Exercise regularly slows the effects of aging, prolong youth, beautify skin and hair.
Someone who exercises will feel and look much younger than a sedentary person.
You can notice the difference in gait and movement between those who take exercise and those who do not, the first is handled with the same elasticity and looseness that young people, however who do not exercise are more rigid and slow. Read the rest of this entry »
Mental Health
Mental health is the subject of a wide range of activities that are directly or indirectly from the “welfare”, as contained in the definition of health established by the WHO as “a state of complete physical wellbeing, mental and social, and [which] is not merely the absence of disease or infirmity “.Mental health includes promoting wellness, preventing mental disorders, treatment and rehabilitation of people with these disorders.
Symptoms of Mental Illness
The symptoms are varied and widespread:
* Mood disorders, severe alteration of sleep.
* Driving asocial and abnormal relationships.
* Alteration of personality.
* Disorders trial (cognitive and decision).
* Altered perception of reality, hallucinations.
The limits of mental illness are sometimes subjective and conditioned by the tolerance of a society in relation to deviant form of behavior or being there. Thus and for example, in the western world, homosexuality has long been part of mental illness. Another limitation subjective, we also find that many people considered geniuses are all symptoms of mental illness and would, perhaps, nowadays, a stay in a psychiatric hospital. This vagueness is exploited by totalitarian regimes to justify the internment of political opponents. It speaks of borderline personality or borderline to designate persons to successfully present an appearance of normality, although certain features within the psychosis, but the issue is much more complex.