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What Is Mental Illness?

What Is Mental Illness?  

 

Any disorders that affect your mood, thinking, and behavior are disorders that cause mental illness or mental health disorders. 

 

Mental illness, also called mental health disorders, refers to a wide range of mental health conditions. 

 

There is a wide range of mental health disorders and illnesses, and these disorders may include depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, eating disorders, and addictive behaviors.

 

You may ask why having a mental health issue may be dangerous, simply because having a mental health disorder can make your life miserable. 

 

Suffering from a disorder that is not cured correctly with the help of professionals may and will affect your life and health in general negatively. 

 

A mental illness can make you miserable and cause problems in your daily life, such as at school, work, or relationships. In most cases, symptoms can be managed with a combination of medications and talk therapy (psychotherapy).

 

In the meantime, if you are looking for Mental Health Consulting. You can always contact Dr.Mona Reda on 02 24159997- 01112169556 – 01002169556

Or visit the clinic at this address:  93 El Merghany Street Cairo, Egypt. 

 

What Are The Symptoms Of Mental Illness? 

 

As we mentioned above, suffering from mental health disorder can lead to a miserable life, that is why it is completely essential to take care of the symptoms of the mental health disorder in order to be able to ask for help at the right time. 

 

In general, there are symptoms that can indicate the existence of mental health disorder, and here are some of them: 

 

Emotional Symptoms 

 

  • Feeling sad or down
  • Confused thinking or reduced ability to concentrate
  • Excessive fears or worries, or extreme feelings of guilt
  • Extreme mood changes of highs and lows
  • Withdrawal from friends and activities
  • Significant tiredness, low energy, or problems sleeping
  • Detachment from reality (delusions), paranoia, or hallucinations
  • Inability to cope with daily problems or stress
  • Trouble understanding and relating to situations and to people
  • Problems with alcohol or drug use
  • Major changes in eating habits
  • Sex drive changes
  • Excessive anger, hostility, or violence
  • Suicidal thinking

 

Having a mental health disorder may cause some effect on the physical health, and that leads to some physical symptoms that may indicate the mental health disorder, and here are those physical symptoms:

 

Physical Symptoms 

 

  • stomach pain
  • back pain
  • Headaches
  • other unexplained aches and pains.

 

What Are The Causes Of  Mental Health Disorder? 

 

There are a lot of causes that are believed to be the reason behind the mental health disorder, and from these reasons: 

 

Genetic Traits 

Mental illness is more common in people whose blood relatives also have a mental illness. Certain genes may increase your risk of developing a mental illness, which may trigger your life situation.

 

Environmental exposures before birth.

 

Exposure to environmental stressors, inflammatory conditions, toxins, alcohol, or drugs while in the womb can sometimes be linked to mental illness.

 

Brain chemistry

Neurotransmitters are naturally occurring brain chemicals that carry signals to other parts of your brain and body. 

 

If you are looking for Mental Health Consulting. You can always contact Dr.Mona Reda on 02 24159997- 01112169556 – 01002169556

Or visit the clinic at this address:  93 El Merghany Street Cairo, Egypt. 

 

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