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{{r|Mental illness}}

...r''', previously called a ''characterological'' disorder, is a category of mental illness characterized by rigid and on-going patterns of thought and action, sometim

...ification has not gone without controversy for several reasons. Labels of mental illness carry social stigma. The current diagnostic categories are imperfect since

...ddle-chemical-could-treat-mental-illness.html Cuddle chemical' could treat mental illness] ''New Scientist'' (14 May 2008)

...emon]]s. But this has been replaced by what is termed a ''medical model of mental illness'' which sees it as a potentially treatable illness rather than a [[supernat ...sts]] and other [[science|scientists]] look at four key areas in assessing mental illness:

...'s therapists, or if an [[uncontrollable impulse]] defense is raised. True mental illness would, therefore, tend to indicate that the individual indeed should become

.../ref> Bipolar disorder—which is alternately known as manic-depression—is a mental illness first defined by [[Emil Kraeplin]], which he distinguished from [[schizophr

.... He is called the "Father of American [[Psychiatry]]" for his work with [[mental illness]] and the [[American Psychiatric Association]] uses his likeness on their o ..., where he would work until his death. He was the first to recognize that mental illness could be treated, and advocated the humane treatment of those patients. He

...dependent populations including the unwell or infirm [[Aging|elderly]], [[Mental illness|mentally ill]], orphaned, neglected or abused [[Children|children]] and oth

*[[Mental illness]]

...lish mountaineer Allie Cone, but their relationship is overshadowed by his mental illness. Chamcha, having miraculously regained his human shape, now bears a revenge

...d to label many persons without anything that today would be recognized as mental illness or deficiency -- was necessarily the result of inheritance, and heritable. ...sterilization of the mentally ill in order to prevent the "passing on" of mental illness to the next generation. These laws were upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court i

:*Characterizations of mental illness, manipulative strategies, or incompetence unless documented are never appro ::I think we can do the mental illness one with the rules that we have now. Bring the others up to the MC. [[User

...brain and central nervous system involvement which may cause dementia and mental illness. Some of these impairments and lesions will heal with treatment, but many-

...iour, but typically only do so in individuals with emotional, social, or [[Mental illness|psychological dysfunctions]], taking the place of normal positive stimuli n

...ecoming homeless, and the stress of being homeless can trigger or worsen a mental illness. One systematic review found an average of 11% of homeless individuals have

actions were due to mental illness, and could be analyzed with the tools of abnormal psychology. In this perio

...sion, and the burden of caring for a husband himself in the grip of severe mental illness, had led her to drug addiction and despair. Butler revealed that the family

...orts that Monk was hospitalized on several occasions due to an unspecified mental illness that worsened in the late 1960s. No reports or diagnoses were ever publiciz

Therapy may address specific forms of diagnosable [[mental illness]], or everyday problems in relationships or meeting personal goals. Treatm ...of thought stating that there is no such thing as mental illness, and that mental illness simply means eccentricity, or varying from social conventions. This is cou