What is mental illness? A mental illness is a medical condition that disrupts a persons thinking, feeling, mood, ability to relate to others and daily functioning. Just as diabetes is a disorder of the pancreas, mental illnesses are medical conditions that often result in a diminished capacity for coping with the ordinary demands of life. Serious mental illnesses include major depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), panic disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and borderline personality disorder. The good news about mental illness is that recovery is possible. Mental illnesses can affect persons of any age, race, religion or income. Mental illnesses are not the result of personal weakness, lack of character or poor upbringing. Mental illnesses are treatable. Most people diagnosed with a serious mental illness can experience relief from their symptoms by actively participating in an individual treatment plan. Learn more about treatment and services that assist individuals in recovery. Find out more about a specific mental illness: Anxiety DisordersAutism Spectrum DisordersAttention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD)Bipolar DisorderBorderline Personality DisorderDepressionDissociative DisordersDual Diagnosis: Substance Abuse and Mental IllnessEating DisordersObsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)Panic DisorderPosttraumatic Stress DisorderSchizoaffective DisorderSchizophreniaSeasonal Affective DisorderTourettes Syndrome Visit source of information at Http://nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=By_Illness ow.ly/i/6hT6b
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