PSY 707 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 707
• Professor: Skye Stephens

Document Summary

What is mental illness: syndrome resulting in dysfunction, results in significant distress or impairment, does not include; typical cultural responses to stress (ex. grief) socially deviant behaviour (ex. crime) Types of mental health disorders: affective disorders (depression, anxiety disorders/posttraumatic stress disorder, obsessive compulsive disorders (ocd, neurodegenerative disorder (dementia, substance use disorders, personality disorders (antisocial personality disorder, psychotic spectrum disorders (schizophrenia) Stigma and mental illness: significant stigma continues to exist around mental health negative impact on hep seeking, link & phelan (2001) -- components of stigma; More likely to be victims of violence: presence of substance use disorder important or anti-sociality. Is mental illness related to violence: monahan el al (2001); 939 patients recruited from the us prospective study of risk factors for violence in the community increased risk included psychopathy, prior history, substance use, anger. Mental illness (down) risk of violence in the community unless in the presence of a substance use disorder.