Mental Disorders: Effects and RecoveryMany different topics are explored in the behavioral psychology area of ​​study, from emotions to social influences on behavior to mental disorders. A very important piece of behavioral psychology that has a chapter dedicated to exploring the topic is mental disorders. “A mental disorder is a medical condition that disrupts a person's thinking, feelings, mood, ability to relate to others, and daily functioning.” (http://www.nami.org) Many examples of different types of mental disorders and what exactly they are and how to treat them can be found at http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=By_Illness which is dedicated completely to mental disorders. This website is the perfect place for people who are familiar with a mental disorder or who themselves suffer from a mental disorder and need to know more about them. Specific StatisticsMany Americans are uninformed about the unimaginably large number of people with mental disorders and what happens to these individuals included in these statistics. NAMI states that one in four adults, or approximately 61.5 million American adults, face a mental disorder in a single year, and approximately 20% of young people experience a serious mental disorder in a single year. The worst and most shocking part of these statistics is the amount of people with a mental disorder who go untreated. 60% of adults and 50% of youth with a disorder do not receive treatment to improve it. Moral Model vs. Illness Model One of the main problems with America is that we tend to criminalize individuals who have a mental disorder, just as we do people who suffer from a mental disorder. have a drug addiction. Let's look at the moral model and assume that the...... middle of paper ...... is much more interested in the topic because it is believed that my grandmother's depression caused her to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's at an early age quite young in adulthood. The amount of people who deal with depression every year is astonishing. The website states that approximately 25 million Americans will be affected by at least one epidemic of major depression this year, and only half will receive treatment for the disorder. Leaving this disorder untreated can lead to many more negative effects, just like my grandmother experienced. Many people believe that people suffering from mental disorders such as eating disorders, depression or anxiety are simply weak and can easily solve the problem. I have found this not to be true. Mental disorders need attention and treatment so that people affected by the disorder can recover and live a better life.