Mental illness

A mental illness is a disorder of the brain that results in a disruption in a person's thinking, feeling, moods, and ability to relate to others. Mental illness is distinct from the legal concepts of sanity and insanity.

External links

Government sites

• MentalHealthCommission.gov - 'Interim Report of the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health' (United States)
• NIMH.NIH.gov - 'Working to improve mental health through biomedical research on mind, brain, and behavior', National Institute of Mental Health (United States)
• NIMHE.org.uk - 'Responsible for supporting the implementation of positive change in mental health and mental health services', National Institute for Mental Health (United Kingdom)
• NIMHE.org.uk - 'Joined up knowledge sharing for mental health service improvement', NIMH (UK)

History and professional specialties

• CaSlater.freeservers.com - 'From Idiocy to Intellectual Impairment - 1000AD-2000AD: A history of people who have been described over the years as fools and intellectually impaired, mentally retarded and developmentally delayed, mentally handicapped and learning disabled' Catherine Slater, M.A.
• EricDigests.org - 'Mental Health Counseling: Identity and Distinctiveness'
• EricDigests.org - 'Mental Health and the Adult Refugee: The Role of the ESL Teacher'
• EricDigests.org - 'Mental Health Counseling Assessment: Broadening One's Understanding of the Client and the Clients Presenting Concerns'
• OhioU.edu - 'The History of Mental Illness' Ohio University, The Ridges
• Plato.stanford.edu - 'Mental Illness', Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Media coverage

• News-Medical.net - 'Globalisation affecting children's mental health around the world' (July 4, 2005)
• PublicIntegrity.org - 'Pushing Prescriptions: Drug Lobby Second to None: How the pharmaceutical industry gets its way in Washington', M. Asif Ismail (July 7, 2005)

Compiled mental health news and resources

• Mental Health News
• FreeWebs.com - 'Gambling Help'
• Mental-Health-Matters.com - 'Mental Health, Self Help & Psychology Information and Resources'
• NAMI.org - 'In The News', National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI California)
• SeeMeScotland.org - 'Latest News and Events' (Scotland)

Online support group

• PsychForums.com - 'Mental Health Support Community'

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