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mental illness any of various disorders in which a person's thoughts, emotions, or behaviour are so abnormal as to cause suffering to himself, herself, or other people mental illness [′men·təl ′il·nəs] (psychology) Any form of mental aberration; usually refers to a chronic or prolonged disorder in which there are wide deviations from the normal. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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People with mental illnesses are overrepresented in Victorian prisons according to the acting clinical director of the Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health Dr Douglas Bell. However, he notes, economic issues, relative availability of facilities, and lack of community acceptance of people with mental illnesses often leave no choice but to place such individuals in nursing homes. The scholarly journal Archives of General Psychiatry states that 50 percent of emotional and mental illnesses start by age 14. |
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