mental illness

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Definition of mental illness in English Turkish dictionary

Sami'nin akıl hastalığı onun cezasını hafifletmedi. Art arda iki ömür boyu hapis cezası aldı. - Sami's mental illness didn't alleviate his punishment. He got two consecutive life sentences.

Akıl hastalığı bir hastalıktır. - Mental illness is a disease.

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zihinsel hastalık

Sami ciddi zihinsel hastalık belirtileri göstermiyordu. - Sami wasn't showing the signs and symptoms of serious mental illness.

Başkan zihinsel hastalık belirtileri gösteriyor. - The president is showing signs of mental illness.

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English - English

Definition of mental illness in English English dictionary: The property of being mentally ill; mental disorders taken as a whole
Such studies show that geniuses are not any more likely to suffer from mental illness than the rest of us.; A mental disorder
Epilepsy is not a mental illness. It is caused by electrical changes in the brain.; Lack of ability to manage day-to-day events, and/or to control behavior so that basic physical and emotional needs are threatened or unmet TOP; A pathological state of mind producing clinically significant psychological or physiological symptoms (distress) together with impairment in one or more major areas of functioning (disability) wherein improvement can reasonably be anticipated with therapy In addition, for the purpose of definition only, mental illness includes alcoholism, and drug abuse and other controlled substance (drug) abuse; A sickness of the brain according to psychiatrists and psychologists, but for which there is no proof at all of its existence This does not mean that problems don't exist, or that a person can never feel bad, but there is no evidence that these are caused by a sickness of the brain; if the person suffers from schizophrenia, manic depressive illness, psychosis , or severe depression characterized by strange behavior; There is no technical definition for mental illness or mental disorder Psychologists avoid using the terms because it suggests a difference between mental disorders and physical disorders, when there isn't really much difference The mind and body are too closely linked to have separate disorders; Mental illness refers collectively to all diagnosable mental health problems that become "clinical," that is where a degree of professional intervention and treatment is required Generally, the term refers to more serious problems, rather than, for example, a mild episode of depression or anxiety requiring temporary help; sickness of the mind, mental disorder; A disease of the brain that causes unusual thoughts and emotions, including depression, feeling like you can do anything and/or not knowing the difference between reality and unreality; (as defined in the Texas Medicaid plan) - A single severe mental disorder, excluding mental retardation, or a combination of severe mental disorders as defined in the latest edition of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; A substantial disorder of though or mood which significantly impairs; A psychiatric or psychological condition regardless of cause such as schizophrenia, depression, manic depressive or bipolar illness, anxiety, personality disorders and/or adjustment disorders or other conditions These conditions are usually treated by a mental health provider or other qualified provider using psychotherapy, psychotropic drugs, or other similar methods of treatment; Any of various conditions characterized by impairment of an individual's normal cognitive, emotional, or behavioral functioning, and caused by social, psychological, biochemical, genetic, or other factors, such as infection or head trauma. Also called emotional illness, mental disease, mental disorder; A state of being in which an individual has difficulty in handling situations and feelings of an everyday nature In certain instances, conditions are characterized by impairment of intellectual functions, the experience of shallow and unstable emotions, and difficulty in adapting to one's environment; Mental disease, disorder, or condition as defined by the American Psychiatric Association in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) III-R, or any other diagnostic coding system as used by HMO Blue, whether or not the cause of the disease, disorder, or condition is physical, chemical, or mental in nature or origin; any disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to require psychiatric intervention