Mental Illness: Not Just a Passing Phase
Mental health problems are real. They affect one’s thoughts, body, feelings, and behavior. These problems are not just a passing phase. They can be severe, seriously interfere with a person’s life, and even cause a person to become disabled.
Mental health problems include depression, bipolar disorder (manic-depressive illness), attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, schizophrenia, and conduct disorder.
Mental illnesses is usually used to refer to severe mental health problems in adults. For information about resources available in your community check out this Nation Mental Health Information Center.
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