Clues to recognizing mental illness
Scientific studies reveal that people with serious mental illnesses delay receiving professional help. In some cases it can be years before they receive adequate treatment. There are different reasons that contribute to the lateness in obtaining treatment. One of them is the difficulty of recognizing the onset of these mental illnesses. Family members, friends, priests, and even doctors and nurses, sometimes do not recognize when someone has a serious mental illness. For this reason, we have developed a key to facilitate remembering the symptoms and to help you recognize serious mental illness.
It is very important to recognize a serious mental illness at its onset
First, doing so facilitates obtaining professional help. If a relative knows or suspects the possibility of an illness, it is likely that they will seek help for their relative. Second, treatments do help people with these illnesses. In a study, the majority of patients that received treatment did not relapse for two years. Third, it is important to recognize that treatment not only helps the person with the illness but also helps the relatives that care for their sick relatives. Treatments can decrease the family burden of caring for their relatives.
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