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Is it a Mental Illness or a Mental Disorder ? - A few months ago, someone told me that autism was not a mental illness and that when people call it that, they are wrong. Today someone challenged me again that autism is not a  mental illness, but a mental disorder. Is having a mental illness such a bad thing? I have bipolar disorder and it definitely is not something I would wish on anyone.  However, I believe that mental illness is considered such an awful thing because of the stigma and because people are just not educated about it.

Mental Illness Survivor Braves Scrutiny to Help Eradicate the Stigma on Mental Illness - Until a few years ago, mental illness was stigmatized or thought to be nonexistent. Tilly Dunn, a survivor of mental illness , breaks the prejudice against ...

Understanding the mental health and mental illness continuum - Well-being is all about the quality of life a person perceives him or herself to have, regardless of whether a mental illness is present or not. Thus, someone with a mental illness might be able to have optimal mental health , and a person with no mental illness might have difficulty coping with stresses ...

16 Countries with the Highest Mental Illness Rates in the World -  Mental illness is a big problem almost everywhere in the world, and we bring you the list of 16 countries with the highest mental illness rates in the world. ... Causes of mental illness can range from genetic to environmental factors, but research shows that mental disorders are often caused by a ...

Don't Give Up' mantra for those who love someone with mental illness  - Erin Callinan describes her mental illness with one word that ... with a mental illness or loved ones of someone with a mental illness .

Violence tied to mental illness  - Violence tied to mental illness ... to people with severe mental illness , many of whom were known to have mental illness before the violence occurred.

The Stigma of Mental Illness - However, I still hate the term “mental illness.” Those are not words anyone wants to own and it focuses on what is wrong. It is riddled in stigma because it comes from the legal world, the criminally insane, and bad movies that paint the mentally ill as evil or dangerous. I have no problem saying I’m dealing with depression, anxiety, PTSD, suicidal thoughts, mental health challenges etc., but I’m never going to proudly raise my hand to the term mentally ill. I prefer to work on my mental wellness, which is something every human being can get behind. We can have mental wellness challenges in stead of mental illness diagnose s and labels. There is no battle or suffering when the focus is on your wellness. I find mental wellness and mental health as much more tolerable terms , even empowering.

Changing attitudes toward mental illness : This may be a good way for us to redirect our thinking about mental health and mental illness as we begin Mental Illness Awareness Week. The motto of this week is “Changing Attitudes, Changing Lives.” Looking at depression (and other mental diagnoses) ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | AFRICA | English | Las Américas

After Parkland, Paul Ryan cites law on mentally ill and guns, but it has limited reach - Millions have mental illness : About 45 million U.S. adults live with mental illness , including 10 million who have a serious mental illness , according to the federal National Institute of Mental Health . "Serious mental illness " refers to "a mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder resulting in serious functional ...

Should we treat mental illness the same as physical illness?  - Both sufferers of mental illness and those who campaign on their behalf face a dual challenge: living with the illness itself while confronting the stigma ...

Mental illness increases risk of physical illness by 10 times in men ... Men were more likely to develop a physical illness than women during a 10-year period studied by researchers at St. Michael's Hospital. Having a mental illness   ...

What is mental illness ?  -  Mental illness facts from the Canadian Mental Health Association ... Schizoaffective disorder: A serious mental illness that affects about one in 100 people with  ...

Amid debate, the chance to end stigma about mental illness Last Sunday you published a letter from Carol Puschaver regarding mental and physical health. Ms. Puschaver: Thank you. Mental illness has long carried a stigma. No one wants to say they have a mental illness , and no one wants to say that someone in ...

What's the difference between ' mental illness ' and 'serious mental illness '?  - Over the past 50 years, people with mental illnesses have been locked up at increasingly high rates in Pennsylvania's jails and prisons.

Mental illness tends develop in young adults when they experience several ... : It can also be a fragile time for those struggling with mental illness ; 20 percent of college students suffer mental distress or mental illness with suicide being the number two cause of death in college aged adults. Linnea Lomax started at UC Davis in ... News10.net

We need to do more than just talk about mental illness - There was a time when no one talked about mental illness . But, today, every tragic shooting is accompanied by calls for greater access to mental health treatment. The wheels of legislation turn slowly, but mental illness is a public health crisis that requires immediate attention to improve access to care, ...

Adults with Mental Illness Smoke One-Third of Cigarettes in US Adults with Mental Illness Smoke One-Third of Cigarettes in U.S. People with mental disorders are 70 percent more likely to smoke cigarettes than those without mental illness , according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

People With Mental Illness More Likely to Be Smokers, Study Finds New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration show that one of every three adults with mental illness smokes, compared with one in five adults without mental illness .

Shooting Shines Light On Dark Topic: Mental Illness Chances are, there is someone in your own family or close circle of friends battling mental illness . Maybe it's you. According to the National Association on Mental Illness , NAMI, one in four adults experiences a mental health disorder in any given year.

Living with Bob, and mental illness  - One in four adults in America experiences mental illness in a given year, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness . Half of all chronic mental ...