In the last few years we have gained awareness of the various needs that individuals with mental health issues need in order to achieve overall well-being. Teenage depression, for example – teenage being a phase of life characterized by a lot of physical and psychological
In the last few years we have gained awareness of the various needs that individuals with mental health issues need in order to achieve overall well-being. Teenage depression, for example – teenage being a phase of life characterized by a lot of physical and psychological changes, it’s during the teenage years that life seems to be taking an all new shape and it gets difficult at times to cope up with these changes within and around you.
These include the long term sick and disabled, those in poor living conditions, those with a history of depression in the family, the homeless, ethnic minorities and people in prison. Because of this research, family therapy was born and this therapy has allowed those with an illness to stay out of institutions.
It is not a secret that severe and persistent mental illness like schizophrenia, bi-polar disorder, and major depression can require intense care management and advocacy. What is known is that certain groups of people appear more at risk of developing depression than others.
The research team has also found that stress at work is associated with a 50 per cent excess risk of coronary heart disease, and there is consistent evidence that jobs with high demands, low control, and effort-reward imbalance are risk factors for mental and physical health problems (major depression, anxiety disorders, and substance use diso