Mental Health
Characteristics of good mental health:
Ability to enjoy life – Can you live in the moment and appreciate the “now”? Are you able to learn from the past and plan for the future without dwelling on things you can’t change or predict?
Resilience – Are you able to bounce back from hard times? Can you manage the stress of a serious life event without losing your optimism and a sense of perspective?
Balance – Are you able to juggle the many aspects of your life? Can you recognize when you might be devoting too much time to one aspect, at the expense of others? Are you able to make changes to restore balance when necessary?
Self-actualization – Do you recognize and develop your strengths so that you can reach your full potential?
Flexibility – Do you feel, and express, a range of emotions? When problems arise, can you change your expectations – of life, others, yourself – to solve the problem and feel better?
You can gauge your mental health by thinking about how you coped with a recent difficulty. Did you feel there was no way out of the problem and that life would never be normal again? Were you unable to carry on with work or school? With time, were you able to enjoy your life, family and friendships? Were you able to regain your balance and look forward to the future?
Taking the pulse of mental health brings different results for everyone; it’s unique to the individual. By reflecting on these characteristics, you can recognize your strengths, and identify areas where your level of mental fitness could be improved.
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
DEPRESI : APAKAH SUATU GANGGUAN MENTAL?
Depresi dibedakan menjadi dua tipe berdasarkan perjalanan waktu terjadinya depresi. Pertama depresi merupakan istilah dari seseorang yang mengungkapkan perasaan tertekan, sedih, putus asa, perasaan duka cita dan lain sebagainya. Pada saat seseorang mengalami perasaan-perasaan yang tidak menyenangkan maka dengan mudah mereka mengatakan depresi.
Yang kedua, depresi adalah salah satu jenis gangguan mental yang digolongkan menjadi gangguan afektif (gangguan perasaan). Diagnosis depresi ditegakkan melalui DSM IV (diagnostic statistical Manual IV) atau PPDGJ III (Pedoman Penggolongan Diagnosis Gangguan Jiwa III).
Timbul pertanyaan: Apakah depresi adalah suatu gangguan mental? jawabannya : YA. Namun harus diingat bahwa seseorang dapat mengalami depresi fisiologis dan atau depresi yang patologis.
Depresi fisiologis artinya bahwa apabila seseorang sedang mengalami suatu masalah dan tertekan maka akan mengalami depresi sedangkan depresi patologis adalah depresi yang masuk dalam kriteria diagnostik menurut DSM atau PPDGJ seperti tersebut di atas.
Ronny T Wirasto
Ronny3w@ugm.ac.id
Dept of Psychiatry
Medical Faculty Gadjah Mada University
Yang kedua, depresi adalah salah satu jenis gangguan mental yang digolongkan menjadi gangguan afektif (gangguan perasaan). Diagnosis depresi ditegakkan melalui DSM IV (diagnostic statistical Manual IV) atau PPDGJ III (Pedoman Penggolongan Diagnosis Gangguan Jiwa III).
Timbul pertanyaan: Apakah depresi adalah suatu gangguan mental? jawabannya : YA. Namun harus diingat bahwa seseorang dapat mengalami depresi fisiologis dan atau depresi yang patologis.
Depresi fisiologis artinya bahwa apabila seseorang sedang mengalami suatu masalah dan tertekan maka akan mengalami depresi sedangkan depresi patologis adalah depresi yang masuk dalam kriteria diagnostik menurut DSM atau PPDGJ seperti tersebut di atas.
Ronny T Wirasto
Ronny3w@ugm.ac.id
Dept of Psychiatry
Medical Faculty Gadjah Mada University
Perinatal Depression
What is perinatal and postnatal depression?
Depression during pregnancy and depression after pregnancy
Depression is the leading cause of disease related disability among women. In particular, women of childbearing age are at high risk for major depression. Pregnancy and new motherhood may increase the risk of depressive episodes. Depression during the perinatal period can have devastating consequences, not only for the women experiencing it but also for the women’s children and family.
Perinatal and postnatal period is a time of vulnerability to depression rather than a time of universally good mental health for all women. A women is 4 times more likely to become depressed at this time than at any other stage in her life. Depression is a real problem for 10-15% of women, that is at least one in ten. This is different from 'the blues' which is a brief period of lowered, irritable and fluctuating mood that occurs about 3-5 days after giving birth, in 20-50% of women.
All women with babies and young children experience extraordinary tiredness, and a level of exhaustion that has never been experienced before.
Beware to perinatal depression! the effect of it is very dangerous. Depression will make woman not just feeling sad. Decreasing in quality of life is reported in perinatal depression cases.
Ronny T Wirasto
Dept of Psychiatry
Medical School Gadjah Mada University
Depression during pregnancy and depression after pregnancy
Depression is the leading cause of disease related disability among women. In particular, women of childbearing age are at high risk for major depression. Pregnancy and new motherhood may increase the risk of depressive episodes. Depression during the perinatal period can have devastating consequences, not only for the women experiencing it but also for the women’s children and family.
Perinatal and postnatal period is a time of vulnerability to depression rather than a time of universally good mental health for all women. A women is 4 times more likely to become depressed at this time than at any other stage in her life. Depression is a real problem for 10-15% of women, that is at least one in ten. This is different from 'the blues' which is a brief period of lowered, irritable and fluctuating mood that occurs about 3-5 days after giving birth, in 20-50% of women.
All women with babies and young children experience extraordinary tiredness, and a level of exhaustion that has never been experienced before.
Beware to perinatal depression! the effect of it is very dangerous. Depression will make woman not just feeling sad. Decreasing in quality of life is reported in perinatal depression cases.
Ronny T Wirasto
Dept of Psychiatry
Medical School Gadjah Mada University
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