Definition: Mental Illness

 "Mental illnesses are clinically diagnosed or undiagnosed health conditions that involve changes in emotion, thinking and/or behavior. They require evidence-based treatments provided by rained health care providers.

Common examples include:
• Major depressive disorder
• Generalized anxiety disorder
• Bipolar disorder"

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Reflection Question: If you know someone who has/had a mental illness, think about what else you know about that person - their character, their talents, their interests. How does thinking about these aspects affect how you think about the mental illness?

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