Mental illness

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A mental illness is an illness of the mind. Mental illnesses make things difficult: feelings, thoughts, moods, and ability to deal with other people.

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[edit] Mental illnesses are common

The President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health says that major mental illnesses, including major depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and obsessive-compulsive disorder are the most common disability.

According to National Alliance for the Mentally Ill twenty-three percent of North American adults will have a mental illness in a given year. But less than half of them will be bad enough to disrupt their normal activities.

[edit] Kinds of mental illnesses

There are many kinds of mental illnesses:

  • psychotic disorder
  • anxiety disorder
  • mood disorder
    • clinical depression
    • bipolar disorder (Manic Depressive)
  • personality disorder

[edit] Treatment of mental illnesses

Mental illnesses can be treated by:

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