Mental Illnesses with their different Facets Volume 1 to Volume 6

The themes in each volume

The themes are arranged mostly in related subjects and at the end of the volume there are some other themes there which I considered important.

All the volumes have a preface and mental illnesses - introduction. Apart from that each volume is having the folloing themes:

Volume 1

Stress

Depression

Burnout

Bipolar disorder

Lovesickness

There are 123 literature citations if you want to learn more or want to do clinical or other research.

Volume 2

Generalized Anxiety disorder

Social Phobia (Social anxiety disorder)

Panic attacks and Panic disorder

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

Separation anxiety

Selective mutism

Substance / Medication- induced anxiety disorder

There are 102 literature citations in this volume.

Volume 3

Anorexia

Bulimia

Binge eating

Alcoholism

Gambling addiction

Substance abuse and drug addiction

There are 92 literature citations in this volume.

Volume 4

Psychosis

Schizophrenia

Intellectual/Mental disabilities

ADHD- Attention-Deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Autism

Asperger Syndrome

Hypochondria

There are 104 literature citations in this volume.

Volume 5

Psychotherapy

Behavioural Therapy

Occupational Therapy

Autogenic Training

Progressive Muscle Relaxation

Borderline Disorder

Munchausen Syndrome

Personality Disorder

The Littering Messy Syndrome

Sleepwalking

There are 83 literature citations in this volume

Volume 6

Tourette Syndrome

Sexual Abuse of Children

Domestic Violence

Covid-19 & Long Covid

Debts

Poverty

There are 185 literature citations in this volume

Key words: mental illnesses, depression, burnout, ADHD,  autism, anxiety disorder, long-covid, domestic violence, alcoholism, gambling addiction, psychotherapy, occupational, therapy

Why did I write this book, Mental Illnesses with their different Facets?

You all know my blog and I stopped posting there when I had an accident and a few months later my wife got a virus infection during her Indian visit and from there till today very sick. Friends were always requesting to write further, but mentally I was not able to find the peace and concentration to write. In 2018 I started writing once again and wrote two books. Nutrition and Anti-Aging and Grapefruit, Boon, or Curse? Sure, my counselling work is going continuously, but in a limited manner.

Then came corona infection. My wife was in India and the international airports are closed. After eight and a half months of very hard time with the help of the German Consulate, Lufthansa, and my relatives we brought her back to Germany. During the corona years I was involved in the work of a non-profit social psychology centre who helped many people who could not manage their life with depression and other problems during this time. I went there every day and talked with people to motivate them. The number of depressions increased drastically and many of them need not come out of their house. The therapist must go to them to talk with them. Many did not even open their door to allow the therapist to come inside.

In May my friend R. Murugesan, a pioneer in Indian printing industries asked me why can’t I write a book about psychological illnesses in Tamil as many become depressed and when they go to the doctor, they do not understand the treatment and the quick explanation of the doctor. But all complain the bill is always high. I said yes and was thinking about two weeks how to do this. He wanted me to write a maximum of DIN A5, half size, and 600 pages in English at first and then to translate it in Tamil. I started to write in the beginning of June, day, and night. At the middle of July 2022, it was 600 pages and few chapters must be written yet. Just as I was looking at the page number, suddenly I shouted, oh my God, it is DIN A4 size in Microsoft Word and this means I have already written 1200 half pages. Suddenly I had to stop my ideas and tried to finish it quickly. At the end it is 1200 pages and I decided to make it in 6 volumes. By July end 2022 it was over. I sent the manuscript to S. Vanmathi, a psychologist, to the manuscript reading. As a busy person she took time till Christmas and gave me very useful tips particularly the structure of the chapters.

I separated it into 6 volumes. My sister, Professor. T. Syamala Devi and my brother-in-law A. Thangamai went through the manuscript to see whether it could be understandable for the man of the street. This book is written for awareness of mental illnesses. At the same time, it is useful to students or to the people who want to know deeply about this subject as at the end of every chapter around or more that 100 literature sources are cited. It is a scientific book, but easily understandable to everyone, as it is not written to doctors and psychologists. This is the aim of these books.

Mr. R. Murugesan’s request was to write this book in Tamil and so I will translate this book in Tamil in the coming weeks. Since Amazon has in Tamil only eBooks, no printed book option, I plan to translate and publish as one book.

I thank Mr. Olaf Doschke, IT Expert very much for his help to finalize the text and the cover for the strict quality control of amazon.

This will also be done for the German version as my German friends want to read them too. This is the birth story of these books. Read, benefit and comment…GIST. REST OF THE CONTENT.

How to minimize the risks for cancer? 7. Protection from viral infections

The uncontrolled growth of cells in any part of the body is cancer. It is a group of disease. Cancer kills millions of people every year in our world. Few can be curable if diagnosed in the early stages. We can do a lot to minimize the risk of cancer. The hereditary risk factor is only about 5% to 10%. The rest comes from our lifestyle, diet and environment. We see here the many ways to reduce the cancer risks.

It is believed that viruses cause about 10 to 15% of cancers in our world. Cancers can’t be caught like an infection and viruses can only help to cause some cancers. Virus can cause genetic changes in cells which can lead to cancer. The risk is very low to get the cancer from the virus, but there are other factors which can play a vital role and they include:

• The strain of the virus
• The genes of the host
• Host’s lifestyle factors including smoking, alcohol and food
• Immunosuppression caused by malnutrition or HIV infection or AIDS

The viruses are linked to the following cancers and they include:

• Human Papilloma virus (HPV) – cervical cancer and other cancers of the genital and anal area. May lead to oropharyngeal cancer and non melanoma skin cancers in some persons.
• Hepatitis B and C viruses – primary liver cancer
• Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) – lymphomas
• T cell leukaemia virus – T cell leukaemia

There are many cases where the viral infection doesn’t lead to cancer. There is primary liver cancer or T cell leukaemia in people without corresponding viral infection.

Bacterial infections haven’t been thought of as cancer producing agents for a long time. Now we know well that helicobacter pylori can cause stomach cancer. Without knowing their exact role, few of the bacteria are associated with different cancers and they include:

• Salmonella typhi – gallbladder cancer
• Streptococcus bovis – colorectal cancer
• Chlamydia pneumonia – lung cancer
• Mycoplasma – different cancers

Research is going on to know more about the role of viruses and bacteria in cancer. It is in our hands to minimize the risks. A healthy lifestyle is always important. Safe-sex is also important to prevent infections. It is important to go to your doctor if you have any symptoms of viral or bacterial infection.

I’m 32 years old and have high blood pressure. I think I’m too young to get this: what is the relationship between age and high BP?

It is a good question. I’m getting more enquiries about this at present and it is mostly from young people. There is no relationship between age and high blood pressure. I have seen persons who have the history of high blood pressure in their family have even mastered to live with normal blood pressure in old ages too. Unfortunately very young people do get high blood pressure now-a-days.

You must avoid these risks to avoid high blood pressure and they include:

• Overweight
• Smoking and other tobacco products
• Excess alcohol
• Stress

If you have these risks you can have high blood pressure even in your twenties. It is in your hands to manage this properly.

High blood pressure has no symptoms and that is why the heart attack age is coming down and down. A good lifestyle can give you long, healthy and happy life.

What should I do is the question from many young people. It is not necessary to run every month to your doctor to control your blood pressure. Buy a standard blood pressure measuring instrument and use it according to manufacturers’ instruction. Your blood pressure value must be below 140/90 mm Hg. Today’s instruments are so handy and you can measure at anytime and everywhere.

After 30 you can go to your doctor once in a year to check the blood levels of cholesterol, triglycerides and sugar values. Prevention is better than cure and costs less.

What to do if you have high blood pressure? Avoid the risk factors and reduce the weight. Beta blockers, ACE inhibitors and diuretics are good medicines to control the high blood pressure. If used properly you can live decades without any problems.

Right food and physical activity is important to be healthy.

The importance of iodine tablets and the present questions...

Thyroid gland is producing hormones which are important for the functioning of our body. Iodine is needed to produce the hormones. Thyroid gland filters the iodine which we get from our food to produce these hormones. Unfortunately it can’t distinguish between stable and radioactive iodine.

The radioactive problems in Japan make this actual and many have several unanswered questions. I try to answer some of them here.

Can iodine tablets prevent the entrance of radioactive iodine into our body?

No, it can’t.

What is the right time to take the iodine tablets?

We must take it before the radioactive iodine reaches our body. After that there is no big use.

Is the iodine present in the food enough to make the thyroid glands full?

No, in food iodine is present in microgram amount, but we need in milligram amount to fill the thyroid gland completely. Microgram x 1000 = milligram

I’m using iodized salt: is it enough?

No, here also the amount of iodine is very small to do this job. Only special tablets or fluids are good for this purpose.

What are the amounts needed?

Newborns from birth to one month – 16 mg
Infants and children from 1 month to 3 years – 32 mg
Pregnant women – 65 mg
Breastfeeding women – 130 mg
Adults – 130 mg

This is for 24 hours.

Are there side effects?

Yes, there are few side effects, but the advantage is more than the side effects. If there is a nuclear accident it is an emergency and we must take it.

I have heard adults above 40 years need not take iodine tablets: is it right?

In many countries the health authorities say this. But, from our experiences from Chernobyl we know well that radioactive iodine attacks children as well as adults and causes cancer. Adults must also take iodine tablets.