Insanity Levels

1. Introduction

Insanity levels are not a well-defined term. Some people refer to insanity levels as a way of determining someone’s abnormality when committing a criminal offense [1]. “The four versions of the insanity defense are M’Naghten, irresistible impulse, substantial capacity, and Durham.” [1].

Insanity levels are also used to determine someone’s duration of stay in the mental hospital, mental institution, or nursing home.

This article refers to insanity level as a term used to describe someone’s ongoing mental illness or mental health issues.

2. Insanity Levels

We define the following seven insanity levels from most severe to least severe:

2. Severe.

3. Insane.

4. Crazy.

5. Disturbed.

6. Weird.

7. Abnormal.

8. Mild.

2.1 Severe

This is when the person needs to be constantly restrained and is constantly dangerous to himself/herself or others. The person needs to be locked up in a mental institution if this behavior continues.

2.2 Insane

This is when the individual is frequently unwell and requires 24/7 care. This could be in a mental institution or mental hospital.

2.3 Crazy

This is when the individual has manic episodes from time to time but no regular incidents.

2.4 Disturbed

This is when the individual is stable when taking medication. Unlike the previous three levels, this is when the person does not need to be hospitalized or placed in a nursing home.

2.5 Weird

This is when the individual possesses severe abnormal behavior. This might include believing in aliens.

2.6 Abnormal

This is when the individual possesses mild abnormal behavior. This could include when the individual is isolated from society and does not have any friends.

2.7 Mild

This is when the individual is almost normal with very rare incidents of insane behavior. This type of insanity level does not require any treatment and could be considered as part of normal behavior.

3. Conclusion

Classifying the mentally ill individual into the right insanity level allows one to determine the correct level of treatment. Some people might fluctuate between different insanity levels during their lifetime.

More research is needed to determine additional insanity levels.

4. References

1. https://flashmode.tn/magazine/what-are-the-levels-of-insanity

Dr Mark Glickman, Volunteer, Mental Health Week, drmarkglickman@yahoo.com