Mental Illness

A phobia is an intense fear about something that might be harmful (such as height, snakes).

Useful interventions for adolescent mental disorders include BOTH therapy and medicine treatment.

A depressed mood that lasts for a month or longer in a teenager is very common and is the same thing as clinical depression that may require professional help.

Mental disorders are psychological problems caused by poor nutrition.

Mental health and mental illness both involve the brain and how it functions.

The brain can affect the way the body functions but the body can not affect the

way the brain functions.

The frontal lobes of a young person’s brain continue to grow and develop until

about the age of 25 years.

The symptoms of mental illness are caused by abnormal functioning of the brain.

Every person’s mood can fluctuate up and down naturally and doesn't necessarily indicate a mood disorder.

Both genetic problems and infections can cause the brain to get sick and stop

functioning normally.