Joined: 15 Jul 2003 Posts: 2 Location: Pleasant Prairie Wisconsin
Mental Assesment Test In School Posted: 07-15-03 21:47pm
Hello,
My name is Quinn. I have manic
depression/bi polar. I am 14 and just
finished the 8th grade. (Last grade of
middle school). To tell you a bit about
myself: In the beginning of the 7th grade,
I became very depressed and that caused
angry tension among my parents, my
friends, and myself. I hated myself for
upsetting people and started cutting.(self
mutilation). My parents were concerned. I
would promise them it was from art class
or from falling down or something such as.
They were suspicious but left it alone for
a few days. I eventually came to my mother
crying, (she also suffers from depressions
but is correctly medicated), and I
explained the whole thing. She called my
psychiatrist who immediately sent me to a
mental rehab center. Through treatment and
a different psychiatrist and a long period
of switching medication, I am finally
feeling happy again.
My situation though, got me to thinking.
What if there was a way I could have had
this fixed at the end of 6th grade when
things started to go wrong? What if there
was a way to get this to my parents before
I couldn't control it anymore? That's
where I came up with the idea of a MENTAL
ASSESSMENT TEST. They already have a test
every year, rather a questionnaire, about
how the school is doing. Yes, that is
mildly important, but what if they had a
test on mental health? It would ask simple
questions that would assess any problem
that might be there. Then after the test
is completed it would be looked over and
parents would be notified if there is any
risk of depression or mental diseases such
as. The results could be put on a child's
record and possibly make accommodations. A
program called the '504' helped me. It
made my school life easier by allowing
more time on tests, and such.
Sincerely,
Quinn
Please reply with your opinion.
Your reply and others will be eventualy be
sent to my school board and other places.
Whether your opinion is negative or
possitive it will be appreciated.
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Lightend
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Jun 2008 Posts: 6
I agree Posted: 06-18-08 21:20pm
There should be something done to educate
the public of mental illnesses. Through
the eyes of the public, a mental illness
is seen as a social stigma, a weakness of
an individual. Growing up, I had never
imagined that I would ever have Obsessive
Compulsive Disorder (OCD) or Depression,
however, I suffered them both.
As a child, I implemented strategies to
reduce the time spent in performing
certain rituals from hours to just simply
5 to 10 minutes. Eventually, I overcame
it. Unfortunately, right after, I was
bogged down by an external (or internal)
force. I didn't know what it was. My
concentration was reduced suddenly, I was
indifferent to hobbies once enjoyed, and I
never felt the same ever again. It was
until 5 years after I felt this major
change that my doctor suggested that I am
depressed...hopefully that it isnt too
late to fight it.
But if the public was more aware of the
the seriousness of common mental illnesses
as they are with HIV or other sex diseases
taught in sexual education, then I think
that I could've understood and took action
to such illness.
