Medical Illness Vs.Mental Illness

Mental health: What's normal, what's not - Mayo Clinic

https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/mental-health/art-20044098

A mental disorder may be present when patterns or changes in thinking, feeling or behaving cause distress or disrupt a person's ability to function. A mental health disorder may affect how well you: Maintain personal or family relationships Function in …

About Mental Health - Centers for Disease Control and …

https://www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/learn/index.htm

People can experience different types of mental illnesses or disorders, and they can often occur at the same time. Mental illnesses can occur over a short period of time or be …

Mental illness - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/mental-illness/symptoms-causes/syc-20374968

Mental Health vs. Mental Illness - What’s the Difference?

https://www.mcleanhospital.org/essential/mental-health-mental-illness

Because the two are used interchangeably, warning signs are often overlooked. Mental health and mental illness are not the same thing. According to the …

NIMH » Mental Illness - National Institute of Mental …

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/mental-illness

Serious Mental Illness Serious mental illness (SMI) is defined as a mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder resulting in serious functional impairment, which substantially …

Psychiatry.org - What is Mental Illness? - American …

https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/what-is-mental-illness

Mental illnesses are health conditions involving changes in emotion, thinking or behavior (or a combination of these). Mental illnesses can be associated with distress and/or …

NIMH » Chronic Illness and Mental Health: Recognizing …

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/chronic-illness-mental-health

Chronic Illness and Mental Health: Recognizing and Treating Depression. Chronic illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, or diabetes may make you more likely to have …

The Difference Between Mental Health and Mental Illness

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/reaching-across-the-divide/201804/the-difference-between-mental-health-and-mental-illness

Often the terms “mental illness” and “mental health” are used interchangeably as if they are the same dimension. From this perspective, someone …

Bridging The Gap Between Medical And Mental Health …

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People with severe mental illnesses are more likely to die prematurely than those without, and it’s often from treatable chronic diseases — in part because many, like Young, don’t receive...

The roots of mental illness - American Psychological …

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2012/06/roots

Often, McNally notes, mental illnesses are likely to have multiple causes, including genetic, biological and environmental factors. Of course, that's true for many …