HSC 4201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Traumatic Brain Injury, Mental Disorder, Preterm Birth
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Symptoms of mental illness can arise from many causes. Comorbidity that exists among disorders suggests they are not discrete condition, each with a unique cause. A variety of mental disorders can result from genetic influences on complex brain functions that (cid:272)o(cid:374)trol a perso(cid:374)"s: thoughts and emotions. Intrauterine infections: preterm birth, postnatal exposure to physical, chemical, and biological agents. Diseases such as syphilis, cancer, and stroke. The brain is very sensitive to stress and other environmental influences as it develops during childhood and adolescence. In any given year one in eight children has a diagnosable mental disorder. Every year about 0% of children are physically or sexually abused: loss, neglect, trauma, parental psychiatric disorder. Early and cumulative adversity and maltreatment are believed to harm the development of the brain and affect later depression, ptsd, suicide attempts, drug and alcohol misuse, and criminal behavior. Bullying in childhood : associated with anxiety and mood disorders in adolescence and young adulthood.
