| Mental illnesses are medical conditions that disrupt a | | | | include mood disorders, anxiety disorders, psychotic |
| person's thinking, feeling, mood, ability to relate to | | | | disorders, eating disorders, developmental disorders, |
| others, and daily functioning. Mental illnesses can affect | | | | personality disorders, and many other categories. |
| persons of any age, race, religion, or income. Mental | | | | Commonly recognized categories of anxiety disorders |
| illnesses are not the result of personal weakness, lack | | | | include specific phobia, Generalized anxiety disorder, |
| of character, or poor upbringing. Mental illness is an | | | | Social Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Agoraphobia, |
| illness just like a physical illness. | | | | Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Post-traumatic stress |
| Disorders | | | | disorder. |
| Categories of diagnoses in these schemes may | | | | |