Essays on Mental Illness

According to the World Health Organization, around 450 million people (6-7 million Canadians) struggle with problems regarding their mental health, making it the leading cause of disability worldwide. Depression (major depressive disorder) is a common and serious mental illness that adversely affects aspects in daily…

Depression is a common illness. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there is more than 264 million people are affected by depression. This being one of the problems that need to be solved as depression can lead to insomnia, present of the feeling of…

Minor physical anomalies are morphological abnormalities of cranio-fascial region and limbs that indicate deviant morphogenesis during early development of the fetus. Various genetic and environmental factors are considered to be important in their genesis. Abnormal dermatoglyphics and abnormal palmar creases are one of the minor…

The author has engaged with epistolary on several levels from the thematic to the structural. This novel has several characters engaging in letter dialogues to one-sided exchanges that bear more resemblance to a diary than to a series of letters to a correspondent. The epistolary…

Parkinson’s disease is a progressive nervous system disorder that affects movement. The symptoms of Parkinson’s start gradually, sometimes starting with a barely noticeable tremor in just one hand. Tremors are common, but the disorder also commonly causes stiffness or slowing of movement. Although Parkinson’s disease…

 According to Oxford dictionary, mental health is defined as “a persons condition with regard to their psychological and emotional well being” (Mental Health). Mental health is important at all stages of life. From early childhood to late adulthood. An individuals mental health is always developing,…

Parkinson’s Disease (also known as Shaking Palsy) is a neurological condition that affects the nervous system and people’s ability to function accordingly. Parkinson’s was first discovered by a physician named James Parkinson in 1817 while examining a gardener in his early 50’s. Eager to learn…

Morally speaking, it is a popular belief that it would be cruel to punish those who are found incompetent and are unable to comprehend the actions they have taken. Famous cases such as the Eddie Routh case ruling, Jeffrey Dahmer and the case of James…

Where McNamara struggled to combine her day-to-day reality with her spiritual experiences artist Hundertwasser found a beautiful way to bring these elements together through painting. He combined eastern ideologies and abstract painting, nature and culture, the unconscious, and logic. In 1950 he traveled to Japan…

Wisdom is the product of brain. Man has relied wisdom and development of language to achieve his current state of dominance in the world. Intelligence is clearly a salient feature in permitting the species to adapt to a wide range of differing environments. The people…

The insanity defense is a plea to a criminal charge of not guilty because of mental disease or defect (Gardner et al, 2016). This form of defense is also known as an excuse defense where a defendant denies criminal responsibility and avoids a harsh punishment…

Gun control has been an issue in the United States for years but lately, because of social media, it has become a well-known and more controversial topic. Gun control is laws and policies that control the manufacturing, selling, and use of guns by civilians in…

Gun control is not the problem with society. Guns don’t kill people. People kill people. In Florida, you can buy a gun if you are 21 years old. Some people can buy guns even with certain criminal charges. Some state allows people to carry concealed…

Abstract Background: A common neurodevelopmental disorder referred to as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has a first line treatment of stimulant medications in school-aged children and adolescents [1]. A common comorbidity found in children and adolescents with ADHD is schizophrenia. Because ADHD patients are 4.3…

A popular disorder that effects millions of people is an eating disorder. Its estimated that at least 30 million people of all ages and gender suffer from this disorder in the U.S (https://anad.org/education-and-awareness/about-eating-disorders/eating-disorders-statistics/). Eating disorders are portrayed as mainly affecting females which may be more…