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mental disorder
Subclass ofdisease Edit
Part ofmental and behavioural disorders Edit
Has causecauses of mental disorders Edit
Has effectsuicide, damage, death, somatic disease Edit
Health specialtypsychiatry, clinical psychology, psychotherapy Edit
Possible treatmentpsychotherapy, psychopharmacology Edit
Described at URLhttps://www.hilarispublisher.com/scholarly/mental-health-morbidity-journals-articles-ppts-list-2525.html Edit
Handled, mitigated, or managed byprevention of mental disorders, treatment of mental disorders Edit
ICD-9-CMV11.9, 298.8, 290-299.99 Edit
ICPC 2 IDP99 Edit
NCI Thesaurus IDC2893 Edit
Opposite ofmental health Edit
Has listlist of mental disorders Edit

A mental disorder, dem sanso refer to am as a mental illness,[1] a mental health condition,[2] anaa a psychiatric disability,[3] be a behavioral anaa mental pattern wey dey cause significant distress anaa impairment of personal functioning.[4] A mental disorder be sanso characterized by a clinically significant disturbance insyd an individual ein cognition, emotional regulation, anaa behavior, often insyd a social context.[5][6] Such disturbances fi occur as single episodes, fi be persistent, anaa fi be relapsing–remitting. Der be chaw different types of mental disorders, plus signs den symptoms wey vary widely between specific disorders.[6][7] A mental disorder be one aspect of mental health.

De causes of mental disorders be often unclear. Theories dey incorporate findings from a range of fields. Disorders fi be associated plus particular regions anaa functions of de brain. Dem usually dey diagnose disorders anaa a mental health professional dey assess am, such as a clinical psychologist, psychiatrist, psychiatric nurse, anaa clinical social worker, wey dey use various methods such as psychometric tests, buh often dey rely on observation den questioning. Dem for take cultural den religious beliefs, as well as social norms, into account wen dey make a diagnosis.[8]

Services for mental disorders be usually based insyd psychiatric hospitals, outpatient clinics, anaa insyd de community. Dem dey provide treatments by mental health professionals. Common treatment options be psychotherapy anaa psychiatric medication, while lifestyle dey change, social interventions, peer support, den self-help sanso be options. Insyd a minority of cases, der fi be involuntary detention anaa treatment. Na dem show prevention programs to reduce depression.[6][9]

Insyd 2019, common mental disorders around de globe dey include: depression, wich dey affect about 264 million people; dementia, wich dey affect about 50 million; bipolar disorder, wich dey affect about 45 million; den schizophrenia den oda psychoses, wich dey affect about 20 million people.[10] Neurodevelopmental disorders dey include attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), den intellectual disability, of wich onset dey occur early insyd de developmental period.[10][11] Stigma den discrimination fi add to de suffering den disability dem associate plus mental disorders, wey dey lead to various social movements wey dey attempt to increase understanding den challenge social exclusion.

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  1. ↑ "Mental Disorders". Medline Plus. U.S. National Library of Medicine. 15 September 2014. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  2. ↑ Phelan JC, Link BG, Stueve A, Pescosolido BA (2000). "Public Conceptions of Mental Illness in 1950 and 1996: What Is Mental Illness and Is It to be Feared?". Journal of Health and Social Behavior. 41 (2): 188–207. doi:10.2307/2676305. ISSN 0022-1465. JSTOR 2676305.
  3. ↑ "Psychiatric Disabilities" (PDF). www.courts.ca.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-02-25. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  4. ↑ Bolton D (2008). What is Mental Disorder?: An Essay in Philosophy, Science, and Values. OUP Oxford. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-19-856592-5.
  5. ↑ Hofmann SG (July 2014). "Toward a cognitive-behavioral classification system for mental disorders". Behavior Therapy. 45 (4): 576–587. doi:10.1016/j.beth.2014.03.001. PMC 4234113. PMID 24912469.
  6. 1 2 3 "Mental disorders". World Health Organization. 22 June 2022. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "Mental disorders". World Health Organization. 2016. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  8. ↑ American Psychiatric Association (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Association. pp. 101–05. doi:10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596. ISBN 978-0-89042-554-1.
  9. ↑ American Psychiatric Association (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Association. pp. 101–05. doi:10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596. ISBN 978-0-89042-554-1.
  10. 1 2 "Mental disorders". World Health Organization. 22 June 2022. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022.
  11. ↑ American Psychiatric Association (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Association. p. 31. doi:10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596. ISBN 978-0-89042-554-1.
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