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An increasing number of teenagers and adults are having mental illness. What can be done?

An increasing number of teenagers and adults are having mental illness. What can be done?
Nguyễn Quang Minh

Western Sydney University

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Source Notes Comments

(World Health Descriptions: How can you
Organization, 2021) know that? evidence  Mental illness is a well-known
disease especially in current years
Mental illness, also called the number of teenagers and
mental health disorders, adults affected by mental illness
refers to a wide range of or mental health disorders needs
mental health conditions to be taken into consideration.
disorders that affect your
According to (the World Health
mood, thinking, and
behavior. Examples of Organization, 2021) one in seven
mental illness include children has been experiencing
depression, anxiety mental disorders and these data
disorders, schizophrenia, expose those children currently
eating disorders, and having various health conditions
addictive behaviors. that have been unexperienced
National Library of before. According to (the
Medicine. (2022). National Library of Medicine,
 Globally, one in 2022) Nearly 20% of children
seven 10-19-year-
olds experiences a and young people ages 3-17 in
mental disorder, the United States have a
accounting for 13% mental, emotional,
of the global burden developmental, or behavioral
of disease in this age disorder, and suicidal behaviors
group.
among high school students
increased by more than 40% in
 Mental illnesses are the decade before 2019.
common in the ( Locate in the abstract)
United States. It is
estimated that more
than one in five U.S.
adults live with a  Furthermore, the data provided
mental illness (57.8 shows that adult status is no better
million in 2021). compared to that of youngsters.
Mental illnesses One in five adults live with mental
include many illness with various conditions,
different conditions according to data from (the
that vary in degree of World Health Organization,
severity, ranging 2021) (Located in the abstract)
from mild to
moderate to severe.

Signs and symptoms of

mental illness can vary,
depending on the disorder,
circumstances, and other
factors. Mental illness

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symptoms can affect

emotions, thoughts, and
behaviors.

Mayo Clinic (2022) Examples of signs and  Use the examples to evaluate the
symptoms include: symptoms of mental illness, and
describe how they affect to the
 Feeling sad or down patients. Located in the symptoms
 Confused thinking or
reduced ability to
concentrate
 Excessive fears or
worries, or extreme
feelings of guilt
 Extreme mood
changes of highs and
lows
 Withdrawal from
friends and activities
 Significant tiredness,
low energy, or
problems sleeping
 Detachment from
reality (delusions),
paranoia, or
hallucinations
 Inability to cope
with daily problems
or stress
 Trouble
understanding and
relating to situations
and people
 Problems with
alcohol or drug use
 Major changes in
eating habits
 Sex drive changes
 Excessive anger,
hostility, or violence
 Suicidal thinking

(Stuart, 2016) Context: Shows the current situations that could be

the main reasons leading to mental illness
Awareness and Stigma in society which both affect children and
Reduction adults. (Located in the introductions)

Stigma is used vaguely to

refer to a mark of shame or
disgrace, or some related

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concept such as stereotyping

or rejection (such as skin
color, cultural background,
disability, or mental illness).
When someone negatively
treats you because of your
mental illness, this is
discrimination.

For people with mental

health issues, the social
stigma and discrimination
they experience can make
their problems worse,
making it harder to recover.
It may cause the person to
avoid getting the help they
need because of the fear of
being stigmatized.

(Karim, 2020) Social Media and Digital  Show how social media impacted,
Connectivity and how the effect of social
network usage on mental health
 Social media are ( Locate in the abstract)
responsible for
aggravating mental
health problems.
This systematic
study summarizes
the effects of social
network usage on
mental health. Fifty
papers were
shortlisted from
Google Scholar
databases, and after
the application of
various inclusion and
exclusion criteria, 16
papers were chosen
and all papers were
evaluated for quality.
Eight papers were
cross-sectional
studies, three were
longitudinal studies,

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two were qualitative

studies, and others
were systematic
reviews. Findings
were classified into
two outcomes of
mental health:
anxiety and
depression. Social
media activity such
as time spent has a
positive effect on the
mental health
domain.

 However, there are  The limitation of this research

considerable could affect the outcome of the
differences due to survey. Future analysis is needed
the cross-sectional on the structure of social media
design and influences ( Located in the
methodological abstract)
limitations of
sampling. The
structure of social
media influences on
mental health needs
to be further
analyzed through
qualitative research
and vertical cohort
studies.

(Ryu & Fan, 2023) Financial Worries  It shows how financial worries are
related to undergraduate
This study examines the university students and how could
association between financial reduce their negative effects.
worries and psychological (Located in the discussion)
distress among US adults and
tests its moderating effects
by gender, marital status,
employment status,
education, and income
levels.

This study found that

individuals who were
employed had higher
income, and owned a home
reported lower psychological

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distress and financial worries

compared to each
counterpart on average. This
supports social stress theory,
which explains that
disadvantaged people are
more likely to be exposed to
stressors and to be more
vulnerable to stress since
they have limited
psychosocial coping
resources leading to a higher
risk of mental problems.

(Mind, 2017) Causes:  Shows potential causes of

Mental health problems can mental illness and the causes
have a wide range of causes. could be differentiation among
For many people, there's people
likely a complicated
combination of factors –
although different people
may be more deeply affected
by certain things than others.
Divided into 2 sections:

 Physical impacted
 Life conditions

 childhood abuse,
trauma, or neglect
 social isolation or
loneliness
experiencing
discrimination and
stigma, including
racism, social
disadvantage,
poverty, or debt
 bereavement (losing
someone close to
you)
 severe or long-term
stress having a long-
term physical health
condition
 unemployment or
losing your job
 homelessness or
poor housing
 being a long-term

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carer for someone

 drug and alcohol
misuse domestic
violence, bullying, or
other abuse as an
adult.

 Significant trauma as
an adult, such as
military combat,
being involved in a
serious incident in
which you feared for
your life, or being
the victim of a
violent crime

 physical causes – for

example, a head
injury or a
neurological
condition such as
epilepsy can have an
impact on your
behavior and mood.
(It's important to rule
out potential
physical causes
before seeking
further treatment for
a mental health
problem).

Solutions: Who? Doctors… The solutions to the causes

be specific

Music Therapy does not

simply imply the playing of
music to patients, relaxing
though this may be. Still, it
does involve more active
involvement of the patient, to
use the power of music to
help improve the mental
health of patients and to treat
mental health conditions.
The evidence for the effect
of Music Therapy on
Depression, Anxiety,
Schizophrenia, Sleep
Disorders, and Dementia.

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Encouraging singing appears

to be a good adjunct to
treating all of these
conditions, and it also seems
to help bonding between
mothers and children within
families. Music appears to be
beneficial to both the
individual and also to the
improvement of social
cohesion.

Exercise for Mental  How exercise could reduce

(Sharma et al., 2006) Health: Be specific on how negativity and improve self-
to exercise esteem systems.

Exercise improves mental

health by reducing anxiety,
depression, and negative
mood and by improving self-
esteem and cognitive
function.2 Exercise has also
been found to alleviate
symptoms such as low self-
esteem and social
withdrawal.

McGee (2008) Meditation and Psychiatry  Shows the definition of the

Insight, or mindfulness Psychiatry method and how it
meditation, is “a affects the personal mind and
psychological state of active psychological state. (Located in
passivity and creative the first section of methodology)
quiescence, in which the
meditator purposefully and
nonjudgmentally pays
attention to the present
moment, attending to the
multitude of sights, sounds,
sensations, feelings, and
thoughts that simultaneously
present themselves to his or
her awareness in each
moment. His or her focus is
on the process, or flow of
psychic content, rather than
on the content itself.

Many have suggested that

meditation may enhance

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mental health. Millions of

people over the past 2,000
years have come to this
conclusion based on their
personal experiences. In
recent decades, many authors
have explored the use of
meditation in psychotherapy.
The consensus is that
meditation may promote the
diminishment of psychiatric
illness, character change, and
the resolution of neurosis
when used adjunctively with
psychodynamically oriented
and cognitive behavioral
psychotherapy.

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