mental health disorders
Overview of Mental Illness
Identifying mental illness
Mental illness cannot always be clearly differentiated from normal behavior. For example, distinguishing normal bereavement from depression may be difficult in people who have had a significant loss, such as the death of a spouse or child, because both involve sadness and a depressed mood. Likewise, deciding whether a diagnosis of Overview of Anxiety Disorders applies to people who are worried and stressed about work can be challenging because most people experience these feelings at some time. The line between having certain personality traits (such as being conscientious or orderly) and having a Overview of Personality Disorders (such as Thus, mental health and mental illness are best thought of as being on a continuum. Any dividing line is usually based on the following: How severe the symptoms are How long symptoms last How much symptoms affect the ability to function in daily life 