Mental illnesses in children are so complex that psychiatrist cannot always detect them. It becomes harder and harder for doctors to diagnose mental illnesses in children due to the fact that an adolescent’s brain is not done developing until they are around the age of twenty five. That is why some diseases like Bipolar Disorder are not diagnosed until the age of twenty one. This is an important factor because over three percent of American Children are diagnosed with bipolar disorder every year. That is approximately two million children under the age of eighteen living with this disorder. The rate of which children are being diagnosed with mental disorders has skyrocketed. The majority of these diagnoses are actually not the right treatment …show more content…
Richard Q. Bell (Author of Psychological review and Child effects on adults) thought that even though trauma and risks were inevitable to an environment, that the child’s differences in behavior were less likely to be genetically influenced rather than being environmentally influenced. The research for environmental effects was not only done on infants, but also on middle schoolers and high schoolers. The environmentally risks included a parents influences (Maternal drug and alcohol use, as well as severe maternal stress) as well as in adolescent’s use of cannabis can be tied back to being in the womb. The most common of disorders, depression, has been linked to a combination of early developmental experiences, genetic vulnerability, and exposure to many stressors such as traumatic experiences. Even though each and every child reacts to stress in a different way due to an adolescent’s personality and situation, many types of family organization/traumatic experiences are closely related to the development of mental illness symptoms in …show more content…
The impact of child abuse and neglect is often discussed in terms of physical, behavioral, societal, and psychological consequences. Physical trauma that happens when a juvenile is young can have psychological implications such as cognitive delays or emotional difficulties. Even though trauma is very common, not all children who have been abused or neglected will experience long term consequences, but they may have an increased susceptibility. Some of the many consequences include anxiety, depression, an increase in the desire to smoke, abuse of alcohol or drugs, and/or the urge to overeat. These high-risk behaviors can lead to a long term psychological problems as well as physical health problems such as STD’s, cancer, and obesity. There are many factors when analyzing the effects of child abuse. They include the age and development status that the abuse/neglect occurred, the type of mistreatment, the frequency of the abuse, duration, severity of the abuse, and the relationship between the child and perpetrator. Even the ability to cope is damaged when experiencing