Saturday, November 27, 2010
About The Carmen Sosa Foundation
The Carmen Sosa Foundation is a non-profit organization created to keep the public informed about the most common mental illnesses that affect our society. The Main objective is to educate and inform the public so that they can understand and recognize the drastic changes that are produced inside of our brains.
Friday, November 26, 2010
Definition of Mental Illness
Mental Illnesses are serious medical conditions that interfere with a person's thinking, mood, ability to relate to others and daily functioning. Mental Illness often results in a diminishment of one's capacity to cope with the demands of life.
Different mental Illness include major depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obssessive compulsive disorder(O.C.D), Panic disorder, post traumatic, stress disorder(P.T.S.D) and borderline personality disorder. Recovery is possible for people that suffer from mental illness.
Mental Illness can affect anybody regardless of their age, race, religion, or financial situation. People that suffer from mental illness are not necessarily weak people, or people of poor character. It does not matter who you are everybody is at risk of getting mental illness.
Due to all these new treatments and therapies, most people who are diagnosed with mental illness are experiencing relief from their symptoms by following up on their treatments, and participating in different activities in the community such as talk therapy, cognitive behavior therapy, Interpersonal therapy and peer support groups, good diet excercise and more.
According to the National Institute of mental Health, Mental illness is concentrated in a small proportion of the population. 6 percent or 1 out of every 17 Americans live with a serious mental illness. According to the report, 57.7 million Americans experience a mental health disorder in a given year. The US surgeon general reports that 10 percent of children and adolescents in the United States suffer from serious emotional and mental disorders that cause serious functional impairment in their lives, homes, and school.
According to the World Health Organization report, 4 of the 10 leading causes of disability in the United States and other devoloped countries are mental health disorders. The report also stated that by 2020 major depressive illness will be the leading cause of disability for women and children in the world. Usually mental illness strikes in the early years of an individual's life. More frequently in the early years of an individual's life. More frequently during their adolescence and young adulthood.
Without the treatments that exist, the consequences of the mental illness can be devastating, for the individual, and for the society. They lead to unnecessary disability, unemployment, substance abuse, and homelessness. The cost of untreated mental illness is more than 100 billion dollars each year in the United States.
Most of the treatments for mental illness that we have today are highly effective, between 70 to 90 percent of Individuals with mental inllness experience a significant reduction of symptoms, and improved quality of life that comes from a combination of pharmacological and psychological treatments and support.
Different mental Illness include major depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obssessive compulsive disorder(O.C.D), Panic disorder, post traumatic, stress disorder(P.T.S.D) and borderline personality disorder. Recovery is possible for people that suffer from mental illness.
Mental Illness can affect anybody regardless of their age, race, religion, or financial situation. People that suffer from mental illness are not necessarily weak people, or people of poor character. It does not matter who you are everybody is at risk of getting mental illness.
Due to all these new treatments and therapies, most people who are diagnosed with mental illness are experiencing relief from their symptoms by following up on their treatments, and participating in different activities in the community such as talk therapy, cognitive behavior therapy, Interpersonal therapy and peer support groups, good diet excercise and more.
According to the National Institute of mental Health, Mental illness is concentrated in a small proportion of the population. 6 percent or 1 out of every 17 Americans live with a serious mental illness. According to the report, 57.7 million Americans experience a mental health disorder in a given year. The US surgeon general reports that 10 percent of children and adolescents in the United States suffer from serious emotional and mental disorders that cause serious functional impairment in their lives, homes, and school.
According to the World Health Organization report, 4 of the 10 leading causes of disability in the United States and other devoloped countries are mental health disorders. The report also stated that by 2020 major depressive illness will be the leading cause of disability for women and children in the world. Usually mental illness strikes in the early years of an individual's life. More frequently in the early years of an individual's life. More frequently during their adolescence and young adulthood.
Without the treatments that exist, the consequences of the mental illness can be devastating, for the individual, and for the society. They lead to unnecessary disability, unemployment, substance abuse, and homelessness. The cost of untreated mental illness is more than 100 billion dollars each year in the United States.
Most of the treatments for mental illness that we have today are highly effective, between 70 to 90 percent of Individuals with mental inllness experience a significant reduction of symptoms, and improved quality of life that comes from a combination of pharmacological and psychological treatments and support.
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