It seems we are trying to define the meaning of mental illness. The Mayo Clinic defines mental illness as “a wide range of mental health conditions — disorders that affect your mood, thinking and behavior. Examples of mental illness include depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, eating disorders and addictive behaviors. Many people have mental health concerns from time to time.” (Mayo Clinic, 2015) But most of the examples, depression, anxiety and addictive behaviors, are things we are surrounded by every day. There are many people who suffer from depression today and you would never know it. I do think it is more over diagnosed than under diagnosed. Doctors are really clueless to the world of mental health. A patient can walk into a primary care office and just say you feel depressed. The doctor then assumes you suffer from depression and prescribes you medication to help you along. Without asking about personal issues or what may be going on in your life. With the multitude of medication in the market today, it’s no wonder why it seems mental health is being pushed so much. Now, I do think awareness has gotten better and the degree of which the mental health issues are understood. But if there are two applicants, one with a known mental health history …show more content…
It just carries a stigma to it that is not easily wiped clean. Now, I do think awareness has gotten better and the degree of which the mental health issues are understandable. But if there are two applicants, one with a known mental health history and one without, both having the same qualifications, who would you pick? There is also lots of fear when it comes to mental health, but as pointed out, the majority of mental health patients are neither dangerous nor violet. (Shattell, 2013) It’s this fear that we get from the press that drives social anxiety when there is something we cannot and do not