CMK | Mental Health Awareness

Mental health is a state of mental well-being that allows people to cope with life's stresses, realize their abilities, learn and work effectively, and contribute to their community. It is an essential component of health and well-being that underpins our individual and collective abilities to make decisions, form relationships, and shape the world in which we live. Mental health is a fundamental human right. It is also essential for personal, community, and socioeconomic development.

Mental disorders and psychosocial disabilities, along with other mental states associated with severe distress, impairment in functioning, or risk of self-harm, are examples of mental health conditions. People with mental health conditions are more likely to have lower levels of mental well-being, although this is not always or necessarily the case.

“Depression” is the general name for a group of mental conditions known as depressive disorders. Most individuals experience depressive symptoms (feeling down or blue) at some point in their lives. When these symptoms are mild and short lived, they are considered a normal emotional reaction. However, when they are more severe and significantly affect daily functioning, they are considered a depressive disorder. Depressive disorders are mental conditions that require medical and psychological treatment.

Treatment of these depressive disorders depends on the type of disorder and the specific case. Those with mild forms of a disorder may respond fully to cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) or other form of psychotherapy and not require medication. Others with moderate or severe forms of a disorder may require the combination of antidepressant medication like the SSRIs and therapy. Medication can provide relatively rapid relief from the symptoms of depression. CBT can help by changing the individual’s patterns of thinking or behaving that resulted in the depressive episode.

• Anxiety disorders cause people to feel excessively scared, distressed, and uneasy during situations in which others would not experience these symptoms.

As with many other psychological disorders, it is still unclear whether the causes of anxiety disorder in young people are more biological or environmental. Some professionals consider anxiety disorders to have both neurological and environmental causes. Researchers indicate that children and adolescents are more likely to have anxiety disorders if their parents or caregivers also have anxiety issues.

In order to properly identify anxiety disorders in youth, it is important to consider physical, cognitive, and emotional characteristics. Anxiety is part of a child’s flight or fight response. Experiencing anxiety helps a child learn how to determine fighting for or fleeing a situation. This is part of normal development and is important to have for balance and mental health. Multiple assessments exist to try to prevent a mistaken diagnosis.

Among the range of effective treatments for anxiety disorders are medications, individual therapy, family therapy, or a combination of these. Cognitive behavior therapy in combination with medication is the most effective treatment for youth and adults with anxiety disorders. Therapy can help teach children and adolescents how to deal with their fears by modifying and practicing new behaviors, which can lead to positive change.

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