KINE 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Mania
29 Oct 2016
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Problems are classified as a disability, just as physical disabilities have certain defining criteria. Pattern of appearance means that the symptoms must occur regularly and are not from a single isolated event. A positive aspect of having standard criteria for diagnosis is that it creates a common language for clinicians. Mental illness is extremely common with 20 to 33% of canadians having a mental health problem at least once in their life. This translates to over 6 million canadians dealing with some form of mental illness every year. However only 1 in 6 will seek out help treatment and 1 in 8 people will spend some time in a mental health institution or hospital. Most common health problem in teenagers and young adults, and mental health treatment costs more and requires more days of hospitalization than cancer. Hallucinations (false sensory perception visual, auditory, olfactory or gustatory)
