Mental Disorders: The Effects and RecoveryIn the field of study of behavioral psychology, many different topics are explored, from emotions to social influences on behavior to disorders mental. Mental disorders are a very important part of behavioral psychology that has its own chapter dedicated to exploring the subject. “A mental disorder is a medical condition that disrupts a person's thinking, feelings, mood, ability to interact with others, and daily functioning. » (http://www.nami.org) Many examples of different types of mental disorders, what exactly they are and how to treat them, can be found at http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm? Section=By_Illness which is entirely dedicated to mental disorders. This website is the perfect place for people who know people with a mental disorder or who suffer from a mental disorder themselves and need to know more about them. Specific Statistics Many Americans are unaware of the unimaginably high number of people affected by mental disorders, and what happens to those individuals included in these statistics. NAMI states that one in four adults, or approximately 61.5 million U.S. adults, experience a mental disorder in just one year, and approximately 20% of youth experience a serious mental disorder in just one year . The worst and most shocking of these statistics is the number of people with mental health problems who go untreated. 60 percent of adults and 50 percent of youth with a disorder do not receive treatment to improve them. Moral Model versus Disease Model One of the major problems in America is that we tend to criminalize individuals who suffer from a mental disorder, just as we do with people who suffer from mental disorders. have a drug addiction. We look at the moral model and assume that the middle of the article is even more interested in the topic because it is believed that it was because my grandmother suffered from depression that it got her diagnosed. suffering from Alzheimer's disease at a fairly young age as an adult. The number of people suffering from depression each year is astonishing. The website says about 25 million Americans will experience at least one major outbreak of depression this year and only half will receive treatment for the disorder. Leaving this disorder untreated can lead to much more negative effects, just like my grandmother experienced. Many people think that people with mental health conditions such as eating disorders, depression, or anxiety are simply weak and can easily fix the problem. I found out that wasn't true. Mental disorders require attention and treatment so that those affected can bounce back and live better lives..