Tuesday, March 1, 2011

What are mental disorders?

Mental Disorders are diseases of the mind. Mental disorders are also defined as health conditions that are characterized as alterations of thinking, behavior, and mood.  Mental illnesses affect people from all nation and social classes. 40% of Americans will experince a mental disorder at some point in thier lives. 3% of those people will experince a mental disorder that will require hosplitization.  Many people with mental disorders will refuse to seek treatment. There are different types of mental disorders. You will read about those as the weeks go on.
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6 comments:

  1. Mr. TurtonMarch 6, 2011 at 9:08 PM

    very interesting topic - great choice!

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  2. CindyMarch 14, 2011 at 9:04 AM

    I like how your blog is based on facts instead of biased oppions. You had a lot of interesting and relevant information. Good Job!!!

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  3. Kelly T.March 16, 2011 at 8:10 AM

    Great topic and very interesting facts! I never knew most people with mental disorders refuse to seek treatment.

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  4. Norbert B.March 16, 2011 at 8:44 AM

    40%! That number is unbelievably high! I don't understand how it's possible for that many people to deal with mental disorders. I always thought that it was just something very uncommon.

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  5. TylerMarch 17, 2011 at 8:47 AM

    Very interesting topic and I never knew that 40% of americans deal with mental disorders.

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  6. Taylor JMarch 24, 2011 at 8:57 AM

    You had really interesting information and I learned a lot about mental disorders just by reading the blog !

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