28^th International Conference on Psychiatry & Mental Health November 20-21, 2017 Melbourne, Australia

Psychology is the study of behavior and mind, embracing all aspects of conscious and unconscious experience as well as thought. It is an academic discipline and an applied science which seeks to understand individuals and groups by establishing general principles and researching specific cases. In this field, a professional practitioner or researcher is called a psychologist and can be classified as a social, behavioral, or cognitive scientist. Psychologists attempt to understand the role of mental functions in individual and social behavior, while also exploring the physiological and biological processes that underlie cognitive functions and behaviors.

Schizophrenia is one of the most disabling and emotionally devastating illnesses but because it has been misunderstood, it has received relatively little attention and its victims have been undeservingly stigmatized. Schizophrenia is not a split personality, a rare and very different disorder. Like cancer and diabetes, schizophrenia has a biological basis; it is not caused by bad parenting or personal weakness. Schizophrenia is, in fact, a relatively common disease diagnosed in population over the course of their lives. While there is no known cure for schizophrenia, it is a very treatable disease. Most of those afflicted by schizophrenia respond to drug therapy, and many are able to lead productive and fulfilling lives.

Mental illness includes a broad range of health problems. For most people, mental illness is thought of as an illness associated with severe behavioral disturbances such as violence, agitation and being sexually inappropriate. Such disturbances are usually associated with severe mental disorders. However, the vast majority of those with a mental illness behaves and looks no different from anyone else. These common mental health problems include depression, anxiety, sexual problems and addiction. There have been tremendous advances in our understanding of the causes and treatment of mental illnesses. Most of these treatments can be provided effectively. Mental health (psychiatric or psychologic) disorders involve disturbances in thinking, emotion, and behavior. Small disturbances in these aspects of life are common, but when such disturbances distress the person greatly and/or interfere with daily life, they are considered mental illness or a mental health disorder. The effects of mental illness may be long-lasting or temporary. These disorders are caused by complex interactions between physical, psychologic, social, cultural, and hereditary influences. Psychiatric medications are most often prescribed by primary care physician. However the best and most effective treatment for a mental health concern is from a mental health professional a psychiatrist, psychologist, clinical social worker or psychotherapist. For many patients, a combination of psychotherapy and medication is usually the proven, most effective method of treatment

The term psychiatric or psychological disorder means a mental disorder or illness that interferes with the way a person behaves, interacts with others, and functions in daily life. Psychiatric disorders are also sometimes known as mental health disorders or mental health illnesses. More often than not, psychiatric problems go unnoticed and undiagnosed in patients seeking treatment for some other health problem. These disorders range from normal behavioral & mood to violent actions.

Mental Health is the mental state of somebody who is working at an acceptable level of enthusiastic and behavioral alteration. More noteworthy than 200 arranged types of maladjustment conditions are available. Emotional well-being incorporates an individual's capability to appreciate life and make a harmony between ordinary life exercises and endeavors to accomplish mental versatility. It is critical at each phase of life, starting with youth and pre-adulthood through adulthood. Half of the emotional well-being conditions start by age 14 and the rest of the conditions create by age 24. Counteractive action of mental issue at the youthful age may fundamentally diminish the hazard that a tyke will experience the ill effects of it in the later life.

This introduces key perspectives, theories, and practices in psychiatry including the recovery paradigm, clinical supervision, Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) and management of psychiatric emergencies. Begin to situate theoretical knowledge within a historical and ethical context to develop clinical skills to work within today’s culturally diverse communities. Social psychiatry, gaining an understanding of the social dimensions of mental health including working with families, consumers and carriers within the community as well as non-government and civil organizations. This unit introduces critical appraisal and exam preparation skills, together with classification systems in psychiatry.

Psychologists specialize in a host of different areas within the field and identify themselves by many different labels. The field of psychology encompasses both research, through which we learn fundamental things about human and nonhuman animal behavior, and practice, through which that knowledge is applied to solving problems and promoting healthy human development. In each of the subfields, there are psychologists who work primarily as researchers, others who work primarily as practitioners and many who do both (scientist–practitioners). Indeed, one of psychology’s most unique and important characteristics is its coupling of science and practice, which stimulates the continual advancement of both.

Great psychological well-being is a critical part of a lady's general wellbeing. Some psychological wellness conditions happen all the more frequently in ladies and can assume a noteworthy part in the condition of a lady's general wellbeing. 29 million American ladies, or around 23 percent of the female populace, have encountered diagnosable psychological well-being connected turmoil in the most recent year alone. The same quantities of ladies and men encounter emotional wellness issues by and large, yet a few issues are more basic in ladies than men, and the other way around.

Different social elements put ladies at more serious danger of poor emotional wellness than men. Be that as it may, ladies' status to discuss their emotions and their solid informal organizations can secure their psychological well-being.

Bipolar disorder also known by its older name “manic depression,” is a mental disorder that is characterized by constantly changing moods. A person with bipolar disorder experiences alternating “highs” called “mania “and “lows” also known as depression. Both the manic and depressive periods can be brief, from just a few hours to a few days, or longer, lasting up to several weeks or even months. The periods of mania and depression range from person to person many people may only experience very brief periods of these intense moods, and may not even be aware that they have bipolar disorder.

Psychiatry & Psychology of the elderly is a branch of Neuro or brain disorders and forms part of the multidisciplinary delivery of mental health care to older people. The specialty is sometimes referred to as geriatric psychiatry, old age psychiatry or psychogeriatric. The population of old (and particularly very old) people is increasing rapidly throughout the developed and developing world. This reflects improving health and social conditions and is a cause for celebration. Older people remain in good mental as well as physical health and continue to contribute to their families and to society. Some mental illnesses (such as the dementias) are particularly common in old age; others differ in clinical features and/or present particular problems in management. Social difficulties, multiple physical problems and sensory deficits are also common.

Several behaviors, besides psychoactive substance ingestion, produce short-term reward that may engender persistent behavior despite knowledge of adverse consequences, i.e., diminished control over the behavior. These disorders have historically been conceptualized in several ways. One view posits these disorders as lying along an impulsive-compulsive spectrum, with some classified as impulse control disorders. An alternate, but not mutually exclusive, conceptualization considers the disorders as non-substance or “behavioral” addictions.

Mental health education is dedicated to promoting mental health and decreasing the stigma surrounding mental illness by providing education to enhance awareness and understanding. Mental health requires the development of cognitive, emotional, and social skills for which educational settings make an ideal context. Educational settings promote mental health when they provide children and adolescents with a sense of identity and self-respect, direction and meaning in life, mastery, belonging, safety, social support and participation. Good mental health is associated with better educational and behavioral outcomes. A range of effective interventions are available to promote mental health and to prevent and reduce mental illness.

Addiction is a condition that results when a person ingests a substance (e.g., alcohol, cocaine, nicotine) or engages in an activity (e.g., gambling, sex, shopping) that can be pleasurable but the continued use/act of which becomes compulsive and interferes with ordinary life responsibilities, such as work, relationships, or health. Users may not be aware that their behavior is out of control and causing problems for themselves and others. Addiction is a disorder of the brain's reward system which arises through transcriptional and epigenetic mechanisms and occurs over time from chronically high levels of exposure to an addictive stimulus. Examples of drug and behavioral addictions include: alcoholism, amphetamine addiction, cocaine addiction, nicotine addiction, opiate addiction, food addiction, gambling addiction, and sexual addiction.

Innovations in the range of evidence based medications, therapy and psycho-social services such as psychiatric rehabilitation, employment, housing and peer supports have made wellness and recovery a reality for people living with mental health conditions. Research showed that in the lifetime half of the cases with mental illness begin by age 14. Treatment options for mental health conditions will vary from person to person. Even people with the same diagnosis will have different kinds of experiences, needs, goals and objectives for treatment. For example, therapy can take many forms, from learning relaxation skills to intensively reworking your thinking patterns. Psychiatrists and psychologists use specially designed assessment tools to evaluate a person for a mental illness. Millions of Americans are surviving with many types of mental health problems such as social anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, drug addiction and personality disorders. Treatment recourse includes medication and psychotherapy. A psychologist is trained in a way so as to evaluate and diagnose mental illnesses but usually treats them by counseling or behavioral therapy. Different therapies like Psychotherapy, Activity therapy, Alternative therapy and Expressive therapy are discussed in the session.

Anxiety disorders are actually quite common and it has been estimated that over one quarter of the general population will experience a real anxiety disorder during their lifetime. Commonly anxiety disorders co-exist with other medical conditions, especially depression. The majority of people who have depressive illness also experience symptoms of anxiety, there is evidence that these two conditions share similar disturbances in brain chemical function, specifically in serotonin transmission. Symptoms of anxiety and depression thus frequently overlap and people with anxiety disorders may feel, as do depressed people, agitated, guilty, exhausted, insomniac, and socially withdrawn. Anxiety caused by medications or substance or alcohol abuse is not typically recognized as an anxiety disorder.

Depression is not a character flaw or sign of personal weakness. Depression is the common cold of mental disorders — most people will be affected by depression in their lives either directly or indirectly, through a friend or family member. Confusion is commonplace about depression, for example, about what depression exactly is and what makes it different from just feeling down. There is also confusion surrounding the many types of depression e.g.: Depression is characterized by a number of common symptoms. These include a persistent sad, anxious, or “empty” mood, and feelings of hopelessness or pessimism, unipolar depression, biological depression, manic depression, seasonal affective disorder, dysthymia, etc

Treatment incorporates all the distinctive courses in which somebody with an emotional sickness can inspire minimize the impacts of the disease. Numerous individuals recognized with emotional instability accomplish quality and recuperation through taking an interest in individual or gathering treatment. Numerous sorts of treatment alternatives are accessible. There is no treatment that works for each person. They can pick either single treatment or blend of medications that works best. The diverse medications incorporate Medication, Complementary, Psychotherapy, Case administration, Alternative Medicine and some more. Advancements in the scope of proof based meds, treatments and psycho-social administrations, for example, psychiatric restoration, lodging, vocation and associate backings have made prosperity and recuperation a reality for individuals living with emotional wellness conditions.