MENTAL HEALTH AND ILLNESSUN

WHAT IS MENTAL HEALTH AND ILLNESS?

• Mental illness refers to a bunch mental health disorders
• Mental health is a person's condition with regard to their psychological and emotional well being

CAN YOU HAVE BOTH

• Yes you can when you do it's called co-occurring some illness can lead to mental health or vice versa

HOW COMMON IS MENTAL HEALTH IN YOUTH

• In Ontario 1in 5 kids under 19 experience a mental, emotional or behavioural disorder

WHAT CAUSE MENTAL ILLNESS?

• THE CAUSE OF MOST MENTAL ILLNESSS IS UNKNOWN BUT THROUGH RESEARCH ITS BECOMEING CLEAR THAT MANY ARE CAUSED by a combination of biological, psychological, and environmental factors

CAN IT BE PREVENTED ?

• Unfortunately most mental illness can't be prevented because their caused by a combination of factors

SIGHNS AND SYMPTOMS

• Inappropriate behaviour for child's age
• Zoning out in Conversation
• Very hyper

ADHD

HOW ARE YOU DIAGNOSED ?

• Some doctors are pacifically train to diagnose you with adhd

HOW CAN IT BE TREATED

• Behavior modification
• Medication treatment
• Education interventions

HOW CAN OTHERS HELP

• Other can help by understanding and helping them get help

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