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Mental Disorders

What are mental disorders?

Mental disorders (or mental illnesses) are conditions that affect your thinking, feeling, mood, and behavior. They may happen over a short period of time or come and go. Some can be chronic (long-lasting). They can affect your ability to relate to others and function each day..

What are some types of mental disorders?

There are many different types of mental disorders. Some common ones include:

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  1. Mental Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    What are mental disorders? Mental disorders (or mental illnesses) are conditions that affect your thinking, feeling, mood, and behavior. They may happen over a short ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/mentaldisorders.html - Health Topics
  2. Mental Health (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is mental health? Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act as we cope ... handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/mentalhealth.html - Health Topics
  3. Older Adult Mental Health (National Library of Medicine)  
    Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and ... handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/olderadultmentalhealth.html - Health Topics
  4. Child Mental Health (National Library of Medicine)  
    It's important to recognize and treat mental illnesses in children early on. Once mental illness develops, it becomes a regular part of your child's behavior. This makes it more ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/childmentalhealth.html - Health Topics
  5. How to Improve Mental Health (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is mental health? Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act as we cope ... handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/howtoimprovementalhealth.html - Health Topics
  6. Teen Mental Health (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... or worthless could be warning signs of a mental health problem. Mental health problems are real, painful, and sometimes severe. ... you or others Feel depressed (sad and hopeless) Mental health problems can be treated. To find help, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/teenmentalhealth.html - Health Topics
  7. Mental Health Screening: MedlinePlus Medical Test 
    Mental Health Screening What is a mental health screening? A mental health screening is a standard set of questions that a person answers to help a health care provider ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/mental-health-screening - Medical Tests
  8. Mental status testing 
    Mental status testing is done to check a person's thinking ability and to determine if any problems ... detailed tests. Common tests used are the: Mini-mental state examination (MMSE) or Folstein test Montréal cognitive ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003326.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Unconsciousness - first aid 
    ... occur without becoming unconscious. These are called altered mental status or changed mental status. They include sudden confusion, disorientation, or stupor. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000022.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Developmental Disabilities (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... be physical, such as blindness. They may affect mental ability, such as learning disabilities. Or the problem can be both physical and mental, such as Down syndrome. The problems are usually ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/developmentaldisabilities.html - Health Topics
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