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  2. History of mental disorders - Wikipedia

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    Historically, mental disorders have had three major explanations, namely, the supernatural, biological and psychological models. [1] For much of recorded history, deviant behavior has been considered supernatural and a reflection of the battle between good and evil. When confronted with unexplainable, irrational behavior and by suffering and ...

  3. The Evolution of Mental Health in the Black Community

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    Data from the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2021 showed that only 5.08% of the psychology workforce was Black — as opposed to 80.85% being white. According to Owoo, this disparity ...

  4. Mental Health Stigma: Examples of Everyday Discrimination

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    A 2021 study explored the trends of mental health stigma in the United States over a period of more than 20 years, between 1996 and 2018. In the study, researchers reviewed surveys from across the ...

  5. Mental disorder - Wikipedia

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    A mental disorder, also referred to as a mental illness, [6] a mental health condition, [7] or a psychiatric disability [2], is a behavioral or mental pattern that causes significant distress or impairment of personal functioning. [8] A mental disorder is also characterized by a clinically significant disturbance in an individual's cognition ...

  6. Mental illness in ancient Greece - Wikipedia

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    Mental illness was an issue that many faced in ancient times much like in the modern world. In ancient Greece, many were divided over what they believed to be the cause of the illness that a patient faced. According to James Longrigg in his book Greek Medicine From the Heroic to the Hellenistic Age, [1] many believed that mental illness was a ...

  7. How Spirituality and Religion Play a Role in Black Mental Health

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    The National Alliance on Mental Illness states that “spirituality also incorporates healthy practices for the mind and body, which positively influences mental health and emotional well-being ...

  8. History of depression - Wikipedia

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    What was previously known as melancholia and is now known as clinical depression, major depression, or simply depression and commonly referred to as major depressive disorder by many health care professionals, has a long history, with similar conditions being described at least as far back as classical times.

  9. Mental Health vs. Mental Illness: Understanding the Differences

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    Mental health includes your overall well-being. Mental illnesses are diagnosable mental health conditions. The definitions of mental health and mental illness will vary, depending on who you ask ...

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