This document discusses mental illness and its symptoms. It lists common symptoms such as behaving strangely by removing clothes in public, becoming moody and withdrawn by sitting alone and not maintaining hygiene, seeing or hearing things that others do not, being abnormally suspicious of others, being unusually cheerful and boastful, feeling unusually sad for no reason, having suicidal tendencies, attributing behavior to black magic, suffering from fits, and exhibiting delayed mental development by behaving like a child as an adult. The document encourages referring people exhibiting these symptoms to the nearest hospital for treatment.

2. Hello!
I am Nithiyanandam. T,
M.Sc., in Psychiatric Nursing,
: nithiyuday@gmail.com

3. “ Sometimes even to live is an act of courage ”
… With Mental Illness !!!

4. MENTAL HEALTH
For Normal Function
an equilibrium is usually
maintained between these
three …

5. MENTAL ILLNESS
Mental Illness is a disturbances of ….

6. ETIOLOGY OF
MENTAL ILLNESS

7. SYMPTOMS OF
MENTAL ILLNESS

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▪ Removing his clothes in
front of others.
▪ People consider this
behavior as abnormal.
▪ They do not understand
why he is doing.
▪ Behavior changes
suddenly.
BEHAVING IN A
STRANGE MANNER

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 Sitting alone.
 Very quiet and does
not talk or mix with
people.
 Not interested in
personal hygiene.
BECOMING MOODY AND
WITHDRAWN

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 Sitting alone and she is
frightened.
 A man coming to beat
her.
 Closing her ears
because-sound.
 In her family are unable
to see or hear what she
experiences.
SEEING AND HEARING
THINGS WHICH OTHERS DO
NOT SEE OR HEAR

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▪ Trying to over hear
what others are talking.
▪ Suspects that they are
plotting to kill him.
▪ In fact they are
discussing about
something else.
ABNORMALLY SUSPICIOUS
OF OTHERS

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 Talking about having lot
of wealth.
 Wears bright colored
clothes.
 Excessively cheerful.
UNUSUALLY CHEERFUL
AND BOASTFUL

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 Sitting in a corner of
the room.
 Looks very sad and
cries.
 No problem-make her
sad.
 Feeling and crying
without reason.
FEELING UNUSUALLY SAD

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 Sitting and thinking.
 Very sad.
 Thinking of ending her
life.
HAVING SUICIDAL
TENDENCIES

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 Behaving abnormally.
 Family members believe
that she is influenced
by evil spirits.
BEHAVIOUR ATTRIBUTED
TO BLACKMAGIC

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 Brain disorders needs
regular treatment.
SUFFERING FROM FITS

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 He is 22years old.
 Playing marbles.
 Behaves like a child.
 Dull and slow in all
activities.
DELAYED MENTAL
DEVELOPMENT

18. TREATMENT
MODALITIES

19. DO YOU KNOW
ANYONE WITH
THESE PROBLEMS?
 Have you come across any
person with any of these
features ?
 If you have, please refer
them to the nearest
hospital.

20. Any Queries ?