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
The prevalence of mental illness is higher in more economically unequal countries.
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.
Deaths 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
Disability-adjusted life year for neuropsychiatric conditions per 100,000 inhabitants in 2004*
Eight patients representing mental diagnoses as of the 19th century at the Salpêtrière, Paris
A patient in a strait-jacket and barrel contraption, 1908
The social self.
Foto scattata a Giorgio Antonucci, collaboratore di Franco Basaglia, con la sua approvazione di divulgazione nel 1975
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.
