Bipolar disorder, also calledmanicdepression, is a mental illness that is characterized by severe mood swings, repeated episodes of depression, and at least one episode of maniain the person's lifetime. Bipolar disorderis one kind of mood disorder that afflicts more than 1% of adults in the ...
Medical conditions: Physical conditions may predispose an individual to developing a mental illness. For example, depression is more likely to occur with certain medical illnesses. These "co-occurring" conditions include heart disease, stroke, diabetes, cancer, hormonal disorders (especially perimenopause...
Medical conditions: Physical conditions may predispose an individual to developing a mental illness. For example, depression is more likely to occur with certain medical illnesses. These "co-occurring" conditions include heart disease, stroke, diabetes, cancer, hormonal disorders (especially perimenopause...
A narrow definition of mental illness would insist upon the presence of organic disease of thebrain, either structural or biochemical. An overly broad definition would define mental illness as simply being the lack or absence of mental health—that is to say, a condition of mental well-being, ...
Stress response syndromes occur when a person develops emotional or behavioral symptoms in response to astressfulevent or situation. The stressors may include natural disasters, such as an earthquake or tornado; events or crises, such as a car accident or the diagnosis of a major illness; or in...
The meaning of MENTAL ILLNESS is any of a broad range of medical conditions (such as major depression, schizophrenia, obsessive compulsive disorder, or panic disorder) that are marked primarily by sufficient disorganization of personality, mind, or emoti
T3. The Demarcation Thesis: A mental illness is a process causing a malfunction predominantly of some higher mental function. T4. The Universality Thesis: Diseases are not culture- or time-bound. T5. The Identification Thesis: Scientific methodology enables us to identify diseases. T6. The Episte...
Mental Illness Basics Mental illnesses are diseases or conditions that affect how you think, feel, act, or relate to other people or to your surroundings. They are very common. Many people have had one or know someone who has. Symptoms can range from mild to severe. They can also vary ...
Bipolar disorder, also calledmanicdepression, is a mental illness that is characterized by severe mood swings, repeated episodes of depression, and at least one episode of maniain the person's lifetime. Bipolar disorderis one kind of mood disorder that afflicts more than 1% of adults in the ...
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (abbreviated as OCD) is yet another mental illness with a high incidence rate in the United States, with as many as 2.2 million cases of the same. Approximately, one-third of the cases of this disorder can be traced to childhood. Affecting around 7.7 million indi...