A behavioral or psychological syndrome that causes significant distress (a painful symptom) or disability (impairment in one or more important areas of functioning) or a significantly increased risk for death, pain, or an important loss of freedom. The syndrome is considered to be a manifestation of some behavioral, psychological, or biological dysfunction in the person (and in some cases it is clearly secondary to or due to a general medical condition). The term is not applied to behavior or conflicts that arise between the person and society (e.g., political, religious, or sexual preference) unless such conflicts are clearly an outgrowth of a dysfunction within that person. In lay usage, emotional illness serves as a term for mental disorder, although it may imply a lesser degree of dysfunction, whereas the term mental disorder may be reserved for more severe disturbances.
An illness with psychological or behavioral manifestations and/or impairment in functioning due to a social, psychological, genetic, physical/chemical, or biologic disturbance. The disorder is not limited to relations between the person and society. The illness is characterized by symptoms and/or impairment in functioning.
Either mental illness or disease, or mental retardation, a general term for abnormal functioning or capacity of the mind or emotions; the absence of mental health.
A temporary or permanent change in a person’s mental state which makes them function less effectively than they would usually, or than the average person would be expected to function.
A pattern or syndrome of behavior that causes distress, disability, increased risk of pain or death, or grossly impaired functioning in a person to such an extent that it becomes a clinical problem. Individuals may have conflicts with society, and they may have personal behavior that is non¬ standard, in areas relating to political, religious, or sexual norms. Many such conflicts and behavior were once regarded as signs of “mental illness.” But under the American Psychiatric Association’s widely accepted current classification of mental disorders, they would not be considered mental disorders unless they involved severe personal dysfunction.
A pattern or syndrome of behavior that causes distress, disability, increased risk of pain or death, or grossly impaired functioning in a person to such an extent that it becomes a clinical problem. Individuals may have conflicts with society, and they may have personal behavior that is non-standard, in areas relating to political, religious, or sexual norms. Many such conflicts and behavior were once regarded as signs of “mental illness.” But under the American Psychiatric Association’s widely accepted current classification of mental disorders, they would not be considered mental disorders unless they involved severe personal dysfunction.
Any disorder of the mind, such as disturbance of perceptions, memory, emotional equilibrium, thought, or behavior; it may be genetic, congenital, or acquired as a result of physical, psychological, chemical, or social factors; also called mental illness.
An illness that affects a person’s thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.
An illness that affects the mind and prevents a person from being productive, adjusting to life situations, or getting along with others.