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How does Insight Affect the Mentally Ill? ... Depending on the level of seriousness with the disease, the mentally ill may
1. ... Do or say something, which shows that he/she does not know what is going on
3. React to something that does not appear to exist (out of touch w/reality).
Insight is basically the way someone with a mental illness perceives his or her disease towards
themselves. ... The following will give you scientific facts about insight and how it effects the mentally ill.
Poor insight is a symptom of the brain disorder that often does not improve with medication. ... Many people with serious mental illness have never acknowledged that they’re ill
and refuse to take medication even once. It is very important that we know that poor insight into illness is
as common as the refusal to accept treatment. ... They measured a rich range of
symptoms, including insight into different aspects of the illness and treatment. Their goals were to find out
how frequently people with mental disorders didn’t realize they were ill. Their results showed that nearly
60% of the patients with schizophrenia, and about 25% of those with this disorder, and 50% of subjects
with manic depression were essentially unaware of being ill.
Approximate Word count = 895
Approximate Pages = 3.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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