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Importance Of
Mental Health
Presented by Hammad Wali
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2. Areas We Cover
What is
Mental Health
Societal Views
on Mental
Health
Disorders That
Cause Disruptive
Mental State
Worst Habits For
Your Mental
Health.
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3. Mental Health

4. What Is Mental
Health ?
● “It is a state of well-being in
which the individual realizes his
or her own abilities, can cope
with the normal stresses of life,
can work productively and
fruitfully, and is able to make a
contribution to his or her
community”

5. Why It Is Important?
● Mental health is integral to living a healthy, balanced life.
● Our mental health encompasses our psychological, emotional
and social well-being. This means it impacts how we feel, think
and behave each day.
● Our mental health also contributes to our decision making
process, how we cope with stress and how we relate to others
in our lives.
● Emotional and mental health is important because it’s a vital
part of our life and impacts our thoughts, behaviors and
emotions. Being healthy emotionally can promote productivity
and effectiveness in activities like work, school or caregiving.
● It plays an important part in the health of your relationships,
and allows you to adapt to changes in your life and cope with
adversity.

6. How To Look After Mental Health
● Talk about your feelings
● Keep active
● Eat well
● Drink sensibly
● Keep in touch
● Ask for help
● Take a break
● Do something you are good at
● Accept who u are
● Care for others

7. Symptoms Of Mental
Disorder
The symptoms of mental disorders can be managed
conservatively with medications and psychotherapy.
Mental illness is common, and one in every five
people may be affected. Mental illness can occur at
any age, as a child or as an adult.
The five main warning signs of mental illness are as
follows:
• Excessive paranoia, worry, or anxiety
• Long-lasting sadness or irritability
• Extreme changes in moods
• Social withdrawal
• Dramatic changes in eating or sleeping pattern

8. Many factors contribute to mental health
problems, including:
● Biological factors, such as genes or brain
chemistry
● Life experiences, such as trauma or abuse
● Family history of mental health problems
Factors Contribute Mental
Health

9. Societal Views On
Mental Health

10. Stigma And
Discrimination
● Stigma: a mark of disgrace
associated with a particular
circumstance, quality, or person.
● Discrimination: the unjust or
prejudicial treatment of different
categories of people, especially on
the grounds of race, age, gender, or
disability.

11. Media Portrayal Of Mental Illness
● Media portrayals of those with mental illness often
skew toward either stigmatization or trivialization.
● Media accounts tend to focus on the individual with
mental illness rather than framing mental illness as a
societal issue.
● The media depicts people with mental health issues as
violent, evil, criminals, deranges, and unable to live
normal fulfilled lives
● Overgeneralization of specific mental health condition.
● Eg: common depictions are that all people with
depression are suicidal, and all people
with schizophrenia hallucinate

12. 37%
—said dr. Syed Haroon Ahmed, president
of the PAMH
“The actual number of the people with
depression and other mental disorders is
much more than the recognized 37 per cent
aggregate and the same for Karachi is even
much worse”
63%
People with
Recognized Mental
health proplems
People with no recognized
mental health proplems

13. The Harmful
Effects Of
Stigma
Some of the effects of stigma include:
● Feelings of shame, hopelessness and isolation
● Reluctance to ask for help or to get treatment
● Lack of understanding by family, friends or others
● Fewer opportunities for employment or social
interaction
● Bullying, physical violence or harassment
● Self-doubt – the belief that you will never
overcome your illness or be able to achieve what
you want in life.

14. Challenging Stigma Associated With
Mental Illness
● Learning the facts about mental illness and sharing them with family,
friends, work colleagues and classmates
● Getting to know people with personal experiences of mental illness so
you learn to see them for the person they are rather than their illness.
● Not judging, label or discriminate when you meet people with mental
illness. Treat all people with respect and dignity.
● Avoiding using language that puts the illness first and the person
second. Say ‘a person with bipolar disorder’ rather than ‘that person is
bipolar’.
● Saying something when you hear people around you making
stereotypical or inaccurate comments about mental illness.
● Sharing your own experience of mental illness (if you have experienced
it). This will help dispel myths and encourage others to do the same.

15. Disorders That Cause
Disruptive Mental State

16. Disruptive Mood Dysregulation
Disorder - DMDD

17. What is Disruptive
Mood Dysregulation
Disorder – DMDD ?
-Disruptive Mood Dysregulation
Disorder is a condition in which children
or adolescents experience ongoing
irritability, anger and frequent, intense
outbursts.
- DMDD is often referred as to "Bad
Mood" but it goes beyond it.

18. What are the signs and
symptoms of DMDD ?
● DMDD symptoms typically begin before the age of 10, but
the diagnosis is not given to children under 6 or adolescents
over 18.
A child with DMDD experiences;
● Chronically irritable or angry mood most of the day, every
day.
● Severe temper outbursts (verbal or behavioral), on average,
three or more times per week.
● Children suffering from DMDD show severe forms of
irritability which is quite different from typical irritability.

19. ● Outburst and tantrums that have been ongoing four at least 12 months.
● Trouble functioning due to irritability in more than one place (at home,
at school and with peers).
● To be diagnosed with DMDD a child must have experienced symptoms
steadily for 12 or more months.
● Children suffering from DMDD show severe forms of irritability which
is quite different from typical irritability.
● All children can become irritable sometimes. It's a normal reaction to
frustration.
● Children experiencing severe irritability as observed in DMDD have
difficulty tolerating frustration and have outbursts that are out of
proportion for the situation at hand.
● These outbursts are more severe than what you would typically expect
from a child this age.
● Overtime as children grow symptoms of DMDD may change or even
lessen.

20. What are the
Risk Factors ?
● Adolescents or young adults may
experience fewer tantrums and less rage
as the time passes.
● But they begin to exhibit symptoms of
anxiety or depression.
● They may have difficulty in maintaining a
healthy lifestyle and may have hard times
in social settings.

21. How is DMDD Treated ?
• DMDD is a newly classified disorder, and few
DMDD specific treatment studies have been
conducted to date.
• Current treatments are primarily based on
research focused on other childhood disorders
associated with irritability such as anxiety an
ADHD.
• Fortunately, many of these treatments also
work for DMDD.
Treatment for DMDD
generally includes certain
types of psychotherapy
and medications
• Sometimes only psychotherapy
suggested by the doctor.
Other times medications
are added later on.
• Both may be prescribed at the same
time if symptoms are severe.

22. Psychotherapies
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
(CBT) is used to help children and
adolescents learn how to cope
with thoughts and feelings that
contribute to their DMDD.
• Researchers are also studying the
use of dialectical behavior
therapy for DMDD. This type of
therapy may help children learn
to regulate their emotions and
avoid extreme or prolonged
outbursts and regulate their
moods and emotions.
Medications
• Currently, there are no
medications approved by the
health authorities specifically for
treating children or adolescent
with DMDD ,however health care
providers may prescribe certain
medications.
• These medications can be
stimulants, antidepressants and
certain atypical antipsychotic
medications to help relieve a
Childs DMDD symptoms.
Parent training and counseling
• Parent training teaches parents or
caregivers more effective ways to
respond to irritable behavior such
as anticipating events that might
lead a child to have a temper
outburst and working ahead to
avert it.
• Training also focuses on the
importance of predictability, being
consistent with children and
rewarding positive behavior and
counseling them at hard times.

23. Eating
Disorders

24. What are eating
disorders?
Eating disorders are a serious mental health
condition with high mortality rates.
These are marked by severe disturbance to a
person's eating behaviors.
There is a commonly held misconception
that eating disorder is a lifestyle choice.
Eating disorders are actually serious and
often fatal.
Eating disorders mainly refer to females not
because males don't suffer from them but
because these are abundant and more
common in females.

25. Who Is At Risk For Eating Disorders ?
Eating disorders can affect people of all ages, racial/ethnic backgrounds, body weights and
gender.
These disorders can affect patient physical and mental health; in some cases they can be
life threatening.
Although eating disorders often appear during teen years or young adulthood, they may
also develop during childhood or later in life (40 years and older).
COMMON TYPES
What is ANNOREXIA NERVOSA?
Restriction of energy intake, causing significantly low body weight.
● Individuals with anorexia nervosa experience an obsessive fear of gaining weight,
persistent unhealthy behaviors to avoid weight gain under distorted view of ones body.
● Subtypes of anorexia include;
● Restrictive subtype (restrictive eating)
● Binge – Purge(restrictive eating alongside binging)

26. Symptoms
• Obsession over body image
• Excessive behaviors to lose
weight
• Secretive behaviors around
food
• Sudden or rapid weight loss
• Fainting or dizziness
• Loss or disturbance of
menstruation cycles in women
Risk Factors
• In severe cases anorexia can
cause;
• A weakened heart
• Hypotension
• Arrhythmias
• Weaken immune system
• Anemia
• Kidney failure
• Potentially permanent fertility
issues

27. What Is BULIMIA NERVOSA ?
● Recurrent episodes of binge eating,
immediately followed by purging,
overexercise, fasting or misuse of
laxatives.
● Individuals with bulimia consume an
abnormally large amount of food
within a short period of time followed
by the feelings off shame and guilt.
● This prompt unhealthy compensatory
behaviors.
● Ultimately the self harming cycle of
binge eating and self induced vomiting
goes on.

28. Symptoms
• Weight fluctuations
• Vomiting or excessive use of
weight loss supplements
• Eating in private and avoiding
meals with other people
• Overexercising
• Preoccupation with weight,
eating and body image
• Fainting or dizziness
• Irregular menstrual cycles
Risk Factors
• If left untreated, bulimia can
cause;
• Chronic sore throat
• Reflux and indigestion
• Risk of a ruptured esophagus or
stomach
• Stomach and intestinal ulcers
• Dental problems

29. What Is Binge – Eating Disorder ?
● Recurrent episodes of binge eating.
● Individuals with binge eating disorder
consume an abnormally large amount food
specified time and often report a sense of loss
of control during that episodes.
● Episodes occur on average at least once a
week for three months.
● Binge eating disorder is not associated with
the compensatory behaviors that are seen in
and anorexia and bulimia.

30. Symptoms
• Eating faster than normal
• Eating past the sense of
fullness
• Eating large amounts of food
in the lack of hunger cues
• Preferring to eat alone
• Consuming feelings of disgust,
shame or guilt after an
episode
Risk Factors
• Severe binge eating disorder
causes;
• Increased risk of developing type
2 diabetes
• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol levels
• Increased chances of stroke or
heart disease

31. What Are The
Treatment Options ?
• If you recognize signs of an eating disorder in
yourself or loved one it is best to seek professional
medical treatment, eating disorders are
a treatable illness & recovery is possible. Recovery
includes;
• Restoring nutrition and a healthy weight.
• Psychologists administer psychological treatments
and strategies to combat low self esteem and
poor body image.
• Family therapy is specially useful for children
adolescents.
• Dietitians provide education around healthy
eating, so should be consulted.
• Psychiatrist should be consulted for therapy when
necessary.

32. Depression And
Autism

33. Depression
What is depression ?
● Depression is a common but serious mental illness
that interferes with daily life .
● There are several types of depression.
● A general definition of depression:
“an illness that effects mood, thoughts, behaviour and
overall health”
Causes of depression:
● Biology- certain parts of the brain not working or
chemical changes.
● Genetics- family history of depression
● Abuse
● Age
● Changes and stressful events
● Medication and substances

34. Symptoms Of Depression
loss of interest in
day to day activities
weight change sleep changes
irritability Insomnia low of self esteem
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increased aches
and pain
loss of
concentration
thoughts of suicide

35. Can depression lead to
suicide ?
“Underrated depression can greatly
increase the risk of possible suicide”
Some warning signs of suicide with
depression:
• a switch from sad to calm
• always talking about death
• taking extreme risks

36. ● Consult a doctor
● Possible treatment for depression is:
> medication
> Psychotherapy
> brain stimulant therapy
Treatment of Depression

37. Autism Spectrum Dysfunction
What is Autism ?
Autism is a developmental disability that affects the way people
communicate, behave or interact with others .
Autism can be a lot of things, this condition is now referred as autism
spectrum dysfunction because of its variety and diversity of
symptoms.
Some basic symptoms observed in all autistics:
● Social interaction challenge
● Difficulty in communication
● Cognitive dysfunction
● Tendency to engage in repetitive behaviour
● Extreme sensitivity to certain stimuli

38. What causes autism ?
It is still unknown that what really is the cause of autism.
It’s believed that a cocktail of genetics, environmental
and psychological factor contribute to autism.
How do we know that the infant is autistic ?
The symptoms start to manifest within the 3 years of birth.
Some early symptoms are:
• No smiling By 6 months
• Poor eye contact
• No one word communication by 18 month
• Not responding to sounds , voices or name

39. Can Autism Be Treated Or Cured ?
● There is no substantial cure for autism.
● No medication can help to improve
core signs of Disorder but certain
medicines can control symptoms .
● Recommendation of antidepressants
by physicians
● Physical and mental training for normal
behaviour

40. Anxiety and PTSD

41. Anxiety
What is Anxiety ?
Anxiety is an emotion characterized by feelings of tension,
worried thoughts
Anxiety is your body’s natural response to stress. It’s a
feeling of fear or apprehension
Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety disorders are the most common form of emotional
disorder and can affect anyone at any age.
This type of anxiety may cause you to stop doing things
you enjoy.
● Anxiety disorders are a group of disorders in which
anxiety is the major element

42. Symptoms of Anxiety
Psychological symptoms
• Restlessness
• Hypervigilance
• Poor
concentration
• Worrying thoughts
• Irritability
• Fearful
anticipation
Physical symptoms
• Dry mouth
• Difficulty
swallowing
• Hypo-
Hypertension
• Sweating
• Dizziness
• Muscle
aches/tension
• Fatigue

43. Types of Anxiety Disorders
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Obsessive
compulsive
disorders
(OCD)
Post traumatic
stress disorder
(PTSD)
Generalized
anxiety disorder
Panic disorder

44. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
PTSD is an anxiety disorder that develops “in response
to a stressful event” or situation of exceptionally
threatening or catastrophic nature
It is a serious condition that can develop after a person
has experienced or witnessed a traumatic or terrifying
event in which there was serious physical harm or
threat
General Symptoms of PTSD
● Re-living the traumatic event
● Avoiding reminders of the traumatic event
● Negative thoughts and feelings
● Feeling wound-up

45. PTSD Symptoms In
Women
According to the American Psychiatric
Association (APA), women are twice as
likely as men to get PTSD, and the
symptoms manifest slightly differently.
Women may feel more:
• anxious and depressed
• numb, with no emotions
• easily startled
• sensitive to reminders of the trauma

46. PTSD causes
PTSD starts in people who’ve been through or witnessed a
traumatic event like a natural disaster, military combat, or
assault.
● Serious accidents.
● Physical or sexual assault.
● Abuse, including childhood or domestic abuse.
● Exposure to traumatic events at work, including remote
exposure.
● Loss of a loved one /someone dear to you etc.
How to Treat PTSD
● Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)
● Exposure Therapy
● Let your loved one take the lead, rather than telling
them what to do

47. Our Role in Dealing with DMDD
Mental health conditions are pervasive around the
world. In addition, the burden of these conditions is
expected to grow over the next 20 years
Unfortunately, few individuals receive the psychiatric
treatment they need,
● Be patient with them
● Accept the state they are in
● Accept them socially and involve them in activities
● Show them Love and Support

48. Worst Habits For
Your Mental
Health.

49. Bad Sleep.
1 - W e a k I m m u n i t y .
2 - H e a r t a t t a c k r i s k i n c r e a s e .
3 - O b e s i t y , d e p r e s s i o n a n d m e m o r y
l o s s
4 - S h u t d o w n b r a i n m e m o r y i n b o x .
5 - l e a v e b a d i m p a c t o n
r e p r o d u c t i v e s y s t e m .
6 - R e p a i r i n g l o s s .
7 - A c c u m u l a t i o n o f t o x i c
p r o t e i n s ( B e t a A m y l o i d )

50. Social Media Use.
W h y s o c i a l m e d i a i s h a r m f u l f o r
o u r b r a i n ?
1- Addiction.(Social media is a drug)
2- Our attention is the product
being sold to advertiser.
3- Self esteem.
4- Anxiety, Depression and
loneliness.
5- It control us.

51. Sugar.
1 - M e m o r y d e f i c i e n c y .
2 - M o r e a d d i c t i v e t h a n d r u g .
3 - L e a v e d i s g u s t i n g i m p a c t o n
p a n c r e a s .
4 - D e c r e a s e t h e a b i l i t y o f b r a i n .
5 - D e p r e s s i o n ( H o r m o n a l
i m b a l a n c e )
6 - E x c e s s i v e i n t a k e o f s u g a r c a n k i l l
y o u r b r a i n c e l l .

52. Toxic People.
1 - T h e y A l w a y s r e v e a l y o u r
i n s e c u r i t i e s t o p r o v e t h e m s e l v e s
f u n n y .
2 - W o r t h .

53. Overreacting.
1 - H a r d e n i n g o f b r a i n a r t e r i e s .
2 - D e c r e a s e m e n t a l p o w e r .
3 - C a u s e F r u s t r a t i o n .
4 - E n e r g y c o n s u m i n g .

54. Lacking in
stimulating
thoughts.`
1 - B r a i n S h r i n k a g e .
2 - N o P r o d u c t i v i t y .
3 - L a c k o f h e a l t h y t h o u g h t s .

55. Thank You For Listening!
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