ANYONE, NO MATTER WHAT AGE, ECONOMIC STATUS OR RACE, CAN DEVELOP AN EMOTIONAL PROBLEM

VIRTUALLY EVERY ONE IS AFFECTED BY PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY About Americans develop a diagnosable mental disorder at some time in their life. At any given time nearly 1 in 5 Americans suffer from a clearly diagnosable mental disorder As many as a 1 out of 5 Americans suffer at least one episode of major depression during their lifetime 20% of the ailments for which Americans seek a doctor’s help are related to anxiety disorders that interfere with their ability to live normal lives 1 in 2 adult

In any given year in the US, 30% of adults and 20% of children display serious psychological disturbances and are in need of treatment In addition, most people have difficulty coping at various times in their lives

% in lifetime

The global burden of disease, 1990–2020 Alan D. Lopez & Christopher C.J.L. Murray Nature Medicine 4, (1998) The leading causes of disability worldwide, 1990 Unipolar major depression

Lifetime Mental Illness Prevalence FEMALEMALE Major depressive episode Alcohol dependence LIFETIME PREVALENCE RATES OF SELECTED DIAGNOSES (%)

about 1 in 4 Americans -ages 18 and older -suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder - in a given year. mental disorders are the leading cause of disability in the U.S. and Canada for ages Many people suffer from more than one mental disorder at a given time. Nearly half (45 percent) of those with any mental disorder meet criteria for 2 or more disorders, with severity strongly related to comorbidity.

MUCH ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR IS SIMPLY NORMAL BEHAVIOR GREATLY EXAGGERATED OR DISPLAYED IN INAPPROPRIATE SITUATIONS -

NORMAL AND ABNORMAL OFTEN DIFFER IN DEGREE THERE IS A CONTINUUM FROM NORMAL TO ABNORMAL

SO DON’T WORRY JUST BECAUSE YOU SEE SOME SIMILARITIES TO YOUR OWN BEHAVIOR

CAN MENTAL ILLNESS BE PREVENTED ? CURED ? NO EFFECTIVE PREVENTION  NO CURES

BUT, TREATMENTS CAN SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVE THE FUNCTIONING OF PEOPLE WITH THESE DISORDERS

MENTAL ILLNESS IS NOT THE SAME AS MENTAL RETARDATION MENTALLY ILL USUALLY HAVE NORMAL INTELLIGENCE ALTHOUGH THEY MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY PERFORMING AT A NORMAL LEVEL DUE TO THEIR ILLNESS.

MYTH: A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN MENTALLY ILL CAN NEVER BE NORMAL

MENTAL ILLNESS IS OFTEN TEMPORARY IN NATURE. A PREVIOUSLY WELL-ADJUSTED INDIVIDUAL MAY HAVE AN EPISODE OF ILLNESS LASTING WEEKS OR MONTHS AND THEN MAY GO FOR YEARS - EVEN A LIFETIME- WITHOUT FURTHER DIFFICULTY

MANY GO UNTREATED

ALTHOUGH MOST EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL DISORDERS CAN BE EFFECTIVLY TREATED OR CONTROLLED, ONLY 1 IN 5 PEOPLE WHO HAVE THESE DISORDERS SEEK HELP

TRAGICALLY, ONLY PERCENT OF CHILDREN SUFFERING SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS RECEIVE APPROPRIATE TREATMENT

BOTTOM LINE PSYCHIATRIC CONDITIONS ARE– 1. EXTREMELY PREVALENT 2. HIGHLY DISABLING GOOD NEWS – FOR MANY, THERE ARE EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS

What is this class all about? ABNORMAL PSYCH = BRANCH OF SCIENCE OF PSYCHOLOGY CONCERNED WITH:

PPPPopulations PPPPrevalence and Incidence DESCRIPTIVE APPROACH  O O O Onset of Disorders  A cute or Insidious CCCCourse of Disorders Episodic, time-limited, or chronic course

Multiple CausationMultiple Causation –biology, learning history, culture, and social factors  Etiology  the study of a disorder begins CAUSES OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY why

TREATMENT AND OUTCOME  Can assist in understanding maintaining factors in prevention efforts in developing more powerful treatments

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