Impact of Mental Illness (Schizophrenia) on Family

Abstract

Many people are ignorant about the fact that mental illnesses can affect the body. They give serious attention to physical wellness but often ignore the mental health of an individual. For instance, many may be aware of physical diseases or disorders and usually common terms such as cancer, heart attack, diabetes etc., can be heard even from a not-so-erudite person. But only a few of them might be knowing the terms used in mental illnesses like psychosis, dementia, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder etc. Often people put all mental disorders into a single category, labelling the patient or the affected individual as mentally sick or lunatic, though medical science has shown that there are different illnesses, disorders, situations and moods affecting cognitive activity. Read more . . .