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Yes. Mental illness is not related to intellect. It is possible that intelligent people are more prone to certain types of mental illnesses. There is a saying that there is a very fine line between genius and insanity. Nietzsche was said to be a brilliant thinker, and he was, at least during his more lucid moments. Then we have Van Gogh, a brilliant painter who somehow thought that mailing his own ear to his girlfriend was an appropriate thing to do. On the other end of the spectrum, mental illness exists as well. Mental institutions occasionally have mentally challenged persons who also suffer psychoses. So people with any level of intellect can suffer mental illness.
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∙ 13y agoSure. Organic disease is no respecter of intellect. Highly intelligent people can also be more susceptible to non-organic mental health issues due to putting a lot of pressure on themselves.
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Persons who crusaded for humane treatment of the mentally ill waswere?
Dorthea Dix was a very influential crusader for humane treatment of the mentally ill. She became a champion for the treatment of the mentally ill when she visited a jail and was appalled at the conditions the mentally ill women suffered.
Is talking to yourself a sin against the bible?
No! And it does not mean you are mentally ill either (though some mentally ill persons do carry conversations with themsleves and or imaginary others...and then there are the possessed who speak to a familiar)
Why were people sent to concertration camps?
Besides being of a different religion, they could be "defectives", which included mentally retarded persons, mentally ill persons, epileptics, persons with birth defects, homosexuals, members of a trade union, Gypsies, etc.
Mentally ill or depressed patient?
Mentally ill or depressed patient?"
Can you get mentally ill from living with a mentally ill person?
Well according to a psychiatrist I spoke with personally a while back it is possible to have a 'mass psychosis' where two or more people experience the same symptoms as each other. I personally think this is rubbish and was the only way they could explain away something they did not understand. And you can become mentally unwell living with or without mentally ill people/persons. If you are personally attached to the person experiencing mental health issues it can be very taxing emotionally and mentally especially if you have no insight into what the person is experiencing. If you are concerned there are groups for the friends and family of people experiencing 'mental illness'
When was Artistry of the Mentally Ill created?
Artistry of the Mentally Ill was created in 1922.
How can people become mental?
you have to me mentally ill or hit you head against a very hard object
What is the difference guilty but mentally ill as a verdict?
The pupose of the "guilty but mentally ill" verdict is to
What kind of medications are given to the mentally ill?
usually, the kind that keep you mentally ill
Why does your husband want to believe you are mentally ill?
because he is mentally ill and he doesnt want to be alone in his illness. you should join him and be a happy mentally ill couple :) <3
What has the author Dan Sands written?
Dan Sands has written: 'Evaluation of a 24 hour care system for persons with Alzheimer's and related disorders' -- subject(s): Evaluation, Care, Patients, Alzheimer's disease, Mentally ill older people, Mentally ill aged
Can ghost live with you?
Not unless the you are mentally ill. Ghosts are not real. Dead people are gone. They do not "watch over" or become spirits. They cease to be in any form. They exist only in the imaginations of the mentally ill. The condition is called delusion.
