Question

Can mental illnesses be prevented, cured, or are people born with the illness, explain? What are some of the early warning signs of mental illness in detail? Do you feel there is a social stigma around some or all mental illnesses, explain?

Answer 1

CAN MENTAL ILLNESSES BE PREVENTED, CURED, OR ARE THE PEOPLE BORN WITH THE ILLNESS.

• Mental illnesses can be prevented with proper guidance, therapy, and counselling.
• It is hard to say that mental illnesses can be cured, however the symptoms can be treated with medications and psychotherapy, for example a patient with social anxiety can be treated with group therapy where they share their problems, or talk about a topic which they are interested in.

• Majority of the people develop mental illness after the birth because of the environment they are raised, parents play an important role in children mental health.

SOME OF THE EARLY WARNING SIGNS OF MENTAL ILLNESS :

• Anxiety.
• Melancholy.
• Mood swings.
• Less social interactions.
• Difficult to find pleasure in things which was pleasurable earlier.
• Attention deficient.
• Anorexia.
• Not maintaining personal hygiene.
• Weight loss.

SOCIAL STIGMA AROUND SOME OR ALL MENTAL ILLNESSES :

There is still a social stigma around some mental illness as they are considered more dangerous and harmful to the society because they can get aggressive.