MENTAL HEALTH

A person who is mentally ill finds it difficult to adjust to changes and problem in his life.It might be difficult for him to distinguish between what is real and unreal.He may be often anxious or depressed,may be troublesome to other people because he does not understand them.He may also have bad health.

In the past such people were often badly treated and even punished.Sometimes ,they were locked up.Nowadays people who are mentally ill are treated in mental hospitals by special doctors called psychiatrists.Doctors can examine patient but usually its difficult to determine whatmental disoder a person is suffering fom.The psychiatrist finds what is the cause of the disorder and then tries to cure it.