The Importance of Mental Health Awareness

Although May is the official mental health recognition month, it is important throughout the year to recognize the prevalence, symptoms, and signs of mental illness.

Every year, about one in five adults (43.8 million people) suffers from mental illness. Health problems are very easy to treat. Unfortunately, due to the stigma associated with mental health problems, many people do not ask for help to treat their illness.

Oxford defines shame as "stigma related to a specific environment, quality, or personality". Psychosis is not a disgraceful thing, it is a disease that requires treatment. The more widely understood, the more opportunities people seek advice and care from medical professionals.

Every May, the National Mental Health Consortium (NAMI) is particularly focused on stopping stigma related to mental illness. CureStigma is a theme highlighted in 2018. You can get rid of stigma by expressing sympathy, compassion, and understanding. Furthermore, in order to start treatment as soon as possible, it is important to understand the signs and symptoms of mental illness. According to NAMI, the following are typical symptoms of psychiatric disorders in adults.

Difficulty of perceiving reality (delusions or hallucinations, experiencing and perceiving that one person does not exist in objective reality)

I can not detect my emotion, behavior, or personality change ("lack of insight" or "recognition")

There are several physical diseases, no obvious cause (such as headache, stomach pain, haze, persistent "pain and pain")

If you or someone you know shows signs of psychosis, seek help immediately. The faster the treatment, the better the results will be. Psychosis may require ongoing treatment, but the stigma associated with this disease will cure 100%

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Mental Health Awareness Month was originally invented by the American Mental Health Association, and for more than 65 years, American Heart Disease (MHA) continues to treat May as a mental health recognition month. Every year, American mental health and its affiliates (National Mental Health Alliance, NAMI etc) have access to millions of people through local activities (such as screening) and media. Specific information varies depending on the organization and year, but all information will be developed focusing on raising awareness of mental health problems

Many people advocating mental health observe the mental health consciousness month and the mental health consciousness week and talk about the importance. Such memorials are useful not only for people with mental disorders but also for people with mental disorders, and anyone can understand the problem of mental disorders prevalent in today's society (examples of psychiatric disorders) . In addition, mental health consciousness helps to eliminate even one day the stigma confronted by people with mental illness