Although we live in a world comprised of mental disorders that affect a multitude of people, races, and sexes, data have been obtained that depicts a lower treatment rate for the African American population, than for the European population. According to the General Social Survey (GSS), the African American population is more likely to reject the idea that mental disorders are caused by genetics and any form of treatment outside the realm of religion and positive thinking. Some African Americans believe that negative behavior causes and influences mental disorders, and that the only way to treat these disorders is through religious guidance and/or positive behavior. However, studies illustrate that antidepressants usually help 70% of the people that utilize them. With that in mind, the question of whether medical treatment is effective or not is considered. Studies positively suggest that the utilization of the different forms of treatment …show more content…
It is responsible for the regulation of sleep, fear, aggression, mood, anxiety, and general sense of well being, all similar symptoms of mental disorder such as depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress disorder, and bipolar disorder. Treatment for this imbalance typically involves being prescribed antidepressant medications, which in turn block the body’s neurons from consuming release Serotonin. These antidepressants usually help a total of 70% of the people who try them, while the rest usually experience symptom higher than mild or normal (Holden). Therefore, that while the drugs are not 100% effective, science has proven that these antidepressants can and do block the reabsorption of Serotonin. The antidepressants can stabilize everything that has been offset by the imbalance listed above, once again, all the same symptoms common to mental