What is mental illness?

• A mental illness is a disease that causes disturbances in thought and/or behavior.
• Mental illness makes it hard to cope with ordinary demands and routines.
• Mental illness can be triggered by a variety of causes, including a stressful situation or series of events, another illness, genetics, biochemical imbalances, or a combination of those factors.

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