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I don't think so. Mental illness refers to any of the many diagnosable disorders in the field of Psychiatry and mental health. They include disorders like major depression, schizophrenia, and Bipolar disorder. Usually, when people use the term 'mentally challenged', they are referring to someone who seems to have a deficit in intellectual ability or intelligence. An intellectual deficit is not a mental illness.
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∙ 14y agonot really, but similar. they kind of go hand in hand
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Who may be vulnerable to mental illness?
People who have expirienced alot of emotional stress. or have a family history of mental illness. But everyone is
How is mental emotional different from mental illness?
Mental and emotional health differs from mental illness in the same way that physical health differs from physical illness. You can be careful about your physical health, while you are healthy, by eating a good diet and getting regular exercise. You can take care of your mental and emotional health while healthy by eating a good diet, exercising, maintaining healthy relationships with other people, avoiding addictive substances and learning to express your emotions in positive ways.
What is the difference between mental illness and mental health?
Mental health is a reflection of your overall emotional well being and mental illness refers to specific problems or disorders
What are some of the causes of mental illness?
Most, if not all, mental illness (as opposed to emotional disorders) is caused by chemical imbalances in the brain, or by structural anomalies.
Is a mental illness the same as a mental disorder?
yes
What are emotional issues?
can be linked to mental illness, but can be caused by stressfull events e.g divorce
How is mental illness factored in the gay community?
mental illness has no correlation to sexual orientation. The gay community is affected by mental illness in the same way that the straight community is.
Are organic illness and mental illness the same?
An organic mental disorder is a dysfunction of the brain that may be permanent or temporary.
What is the connection between shamanism and mental illness?
This connection between a call to become a shaman and physical or emotional trauma is one reason why some historians and psychiatrists regard shamanism as evidence of mental illness.
What is the first step of treatment for an emotional or mental health problem?
See your family doctor. If you meet the criteria for a particular mental/emotional illness, he can begin treating it with medications. Or, he may wish to refer you to a psychiatrist.
How is mental-emotional health different from mental illness?
There is no fundamental difference between so-called mental illnesses or disorders and physical illnesses or disorders; both are simply subsets of illness .In common usage none. However as I see it:a mental disorder is what you are diagnosed with.a mental illness is when that disorder actually interferes with your life.Nothing it's like STD(sexually transmitted disease) and STI(Sexually transmitted illness) It's just two different ways of saying the same thing.The terms are interchangeable in a sense. However, mental disorder is considered a more politically correct term, and the preferred term of many mental health professionals as well as their clients.
What does psyhcological mean?
The word psychological describes someone's mental or emotional state. This term is used when someone has a mental illness instead of a physical ailment.
