mental disorder

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Mental_disorder

distressing thought or behavior pattern

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<span lang="en" dir="ltr"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Mental disorder</span></span>

A mental disorder, also referred to as a mental illness, a mental health condition, or a psychiatric disability, is a behavioral or mental pattern that causes significant distress or impairment of personal functioning. A mental disorder is also characterized by a clinically significant disturbance in an individual's cognition, emotional regulation, or behavior, often in a social context.??Such disturbances may occur as single episodes, may be persistent, or may be relapsing???remitting. There are many different types of mental disorders, with signs and symptoms that vary widely between specific disorders. A mental disorder is one aspect of mental health.

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