Mad matters
Introduction
Mental illness refers to a condition that alters the normal operating of a person. This may be in terms of behaviors of a person or the thinking since his mind is in distress. The term has been used in the book to describe the treatments of mental disorders. Doctors had different strategies in the past to treat psychiatric disorders. A doctor from Canada used to treat mental illnesses in women using gynecological solutions, which was not right. This is because he thought there was a connection between medical diseases in women and their wild mental problems. Feminists in the 1960s objected to the use of such procedures as they were seen as sexist and harmful. The term has also been used to indicate how professionals tried to demedicalize mental illnesses, as in the case of schizophrenia.
Mental health, on the other hand, refers to a person’s state of health regarding the state of mind. This refers to a person’s psychological and emotional stability. Most of the inmates have mental health issues, and they suffer from mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorders. The term can sound to be judgemental when used to describe someone suffering from emotional instability. I would not continue to use this term to describe people suffering from emotional distress. This is because mental health is a general term describing different types of conditions that may be affecting different people. When one uses the term, it may create a wrong picture of the person as it may be mistaken for other severe conditions.
The best term that is best suited for the description of mental problems is madness. This is because the term describes the emotional distress of a person, and it does not sound offensive.