Mental breakdown
Mental breakdown (also known as a nervous breakdown) is a non-medical term used to describe an acute, temporary, short phase of a disorder with features of depression or anxiety.[1]
Definition
The terms 'nervous breakdown' and 'mental breakdown' are not formally defined in a diagnostic system such as the DSM-IV or ICD-10. The terms are not often used in the scientific literature on mental illness.[1][2]
Specific cases are sometimes described as a 'breakdown' only after a person cannot function in day-to-day life. It is a temporary condition. [3]
Causes
Different things can cause a mental breakdown. A study found that problems with intimate relationships, such as divorce or separation, contributed to 24% of nervous breakdowns.[4] Problems at work and school accounted for 17% of cases, and financial problems for 11%. Surveys suggest that in the United States, health problems have decreased in importance as a contributor to nervous breakdowns, as these accounted for 28% of nervous breakdowns in 1957, 12% in 1976, and only 5.6% in 1996.[4]
In themselves, nervous breakdowns are considered a 'health problem' by most professionals.[5]
Mental Breakdown Media
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The prevalence of mental illness is higher in more economically unequal countries.
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The "Haus Tornow am See" (former manor house) in Germany from 1912 is today separated into a special education school and a hotel with integrated work/job- and rehabilitation-training for people with mental disorders.
- Mental and behavioral disorders world map-Deaths per million persons-WHO2012.svgDeaths from mental and behavioral disorders per million persons in 20120–6 7–9 10–15 16–24 25–31 32–39 40–53 54–70 71–99 100–356
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Disability-adjusted life year for neuropsychiatric conditions per 100,000 inhabitants in 2004*
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Eight patients representing mental diagnoses as of the 19th century at the Salpêtrière, Paris
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A patient in a strait-jacket and barrel contraption, 1908
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The social self.
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Foto scattata a Giorgio Antonucci, collaboratore di Franco Basaglia, con la sua approvazione di divulgazione nel 1975
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Thomas Stephen Szasz, during his 90th birthday seminar in London.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rapport LJ, Todd RM, Lumley MA, Fisicaro SA. 1998. The diagnostic meaning of "nervous breakdown" among lay populations. J Pers Assess. 71(2):242-52.
- ↑ Mayo Clinic mental breakdown
- ↑ Hallowell, Edward M & John Ratey. 2005. Delivered from distraction: getting the most out of life with attention deficit disorder. Ballentine Books. ISBN 0-345-44231-8
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Swindle R Jr, Heller K, Pescosolido B, Kikuzawa S. 2000. Responses to nervous breakdowns in America over a 40-year period. Mental health policy implications. Am Psychol. 55 (7) 740-9.
- ↑ "How To Assist Someone Having A Mental Breakdown - TRY THIS DEAR". 2023-03-01. Archived from the original on 2023-03-12. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
